ARS Research Labs Studying Apple

• Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
• Plant Genetic Resources Research
• Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory
• Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and Protection

23 Research Projects Studying Apple

• Microbial networks on harvested apples and the design of antagonistic consortia to control postharvest pathogens (Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and Protection)
• Developing a multi life-stage management strategy for apple maggot through the integration of attract-and-kill and biological control (Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and Protection)
• Development and implementation of integrated strategies for the management of ambrosia beetle associated rapid apple decline in the eastern us (Application Technology Research)
• Using intelligent sprayer technology to enhance economic and environmental sustainability in nurseries and apple orchards (Application Technology Research)
• Investigation of laser-guided variable-rate spray technology in washington state apple orchards (Application Technology Research)
• Efficacy of intelligent spray technology in apple and grape production (Application Technology Research)
• Discovering pathogens associated with rapid apple decline (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)
• Development of ethyl formate fumigation and its application on pineapple mealybugs (Daniel K. Inouye U.s. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research)
• Development of ethyl formate fumigation and its application on pineapple mealybugs (Daniel K. Inouye U.s. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research)
• Developing a multi life-stage management strategy for apple maggot through the integration of attract-and-kill and biological control (Fruit and Nut Research)
• Accelerating the development, evaluation, and adoption of new apple rootstock technologies to improve apple growers profitability and sustainability (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Non-destructive detection of sun stress compromised apples (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Dynamic controlled atmosphere storage for non-chemical maintenance of apple quality (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Apple genomes for postharvest fruit quality biomarkers (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Non-destructive detection of sun stress compromised apples (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Enhancement of apple, pear, and sweet cherry quality (Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research)
• Development of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in apple rootstocks (Plant Genetic Resources Research)
• Accelerating the development, evaluation, and adoption of new apple rootstock technologies to improve apple grower profitability and sustainability (Plant Genetic Resources Research)
• Development of apple rootstock technologies for u.s. and kazakhstan apple growers (Plant Genetic Resources Research)
• Management and development of apple, cold-hardy grape, and tart cherry genetic resources and associated information (Plant Genetic Resources Research)
• Breeding and selection of apple rootstocks to match california industry needs (Plant Genetic Resources Research)
• Development of a control and planning system for an apple robotic harvester (Sugarbeet and Bean Research)
• Can we get codling moth females to stop laying eggs on apple (Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research)