Printable Version     E-mail this page National Programs International Programs Find Research Projects The Research Enterprise Office of Scientific Quality Review Research Initiatives   You are here: Research / Find ARS Research Projects Search by Keyword International Subject of Investigation Agave Agricultural supplies, general/other Air Alfalfa Almond Animal research, general Annual grasses, other Apple Apricot Aquatic plants Atmosphere, general/other Bacteria Banana Barley Beans (dry) Beans (fresh, fresh-processed) Bedding/garden plants Beef cattle, general/other Beef cattle, live animal Bees, honey, and other pollinators, general Berries and cane fruits, other Biological Cell Systems Blueberry Broadleaf forests of the North Broadleaf forests of the South Butter Canola Carrot Cassava (or manioc) Castor Catfish Cheese Chemurgic Crops Cherry Citrus, general/other Climate Cocoa Coffee Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, Conifer forests of the South Conifer forests of the West Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue, Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480) Cotton, other Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.) Crambe Cranberry Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species Cross-commodity research--multiple crops Cucumber Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd) Cultured aquatic animals, general/other Cuphea Cut flowers, foliage, and greens Dairy cattle, general/other Dairy cattle, live animal Date Deciduous and small fruits, general/other Deciduous tree fruits, other Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems Duck and goose, live animal Durum wheat Economy, general/other Edible tree nuts, general/other Egg-type chicken, live animal Eggplant Eggs Endangered species Farm structures and related facilities Feed and feed additives Fertilizers Fiber crops, general/other Filbert Finfish Fish habitats Flavoring and beverage plants, other Flax Florist crops, other Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products) Forage legumes, other Fungi (includes yeast) General Commodity General technology Goats, meat and mohair Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale) Grain sorghum Grapefruit Grapes, other Grasslands, other Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach, . Guayule Hard red spring wheat Hard red winter wheat Hard white wheat Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens Herbs and spices Honey bees Hops Horses, ponies, and mules Houses (human residences), furniture, household equipment, non-textile Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society) Insects Kenaf Kiwi Laboratory animals Land Leguminous vegetables, other Lemon Lentil Lesquerella Long fiber cotton Machinery and equipment Mango Marine shrimp Meat, beef cattle Meat, dairy cattle Meat, sheep Meat, swine Meat-type chicken, live animal Medicinal crops, non-narcotic Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon) Microorganisms, general/other Milk Mint Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine Mushrooms and other edible fungi Narcotic plants Nectarine Nematodes Noncrop plant research Oats Oilseed and oil crops, general/other Onion, garlic, leek, shallot Orange Ornamental trees and shrubs Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti) Other animals, general Other beef cattle products Other cultured finfish Other cultured shellfish Other dairy cattle products Other Pollinators Other poultry products Other products of the forest Other swine products Oysters Papaya Parks and urban green space Pasture Pasture and forage crops, general/other Peach Peanut Pear Peas (dry) Peas (fresh, fresh-processed) Pecan People and communities, general/other Peppers Perennial grasses, other Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.) Pineapple Pinyon-juniper Plant research, general Plum Potato Potted plants Poultry meat Poultry, general/other Raisin grapes Rangelands and grasslands, general Rangelands, other Raspberry Red clover Remote sensing equipment and technology Research equipment and methods, general/other Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310) Rice River basins Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other Rye Salmon Seeds and other plant propagules Sensory evaluation/analysis methods (human senses) Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems Sheep and wool, general/other Sheep, live animal Shellfish Soft red wheat Soft white wheat (includes club, western) Soil Soil and land, general Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310) Solar radiation Soybean Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods Strawberry Striped bass Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other Sugar beet Sugar cane Sugar crops, general/other Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum- Sunflower Sweet potato Sweet sorghum Sweetcorn Swine, general/other Swine, live animal Table grapes The family and its members The farm as an enterprise Tilapia Tomato Trees, forests, and forest products, general Trefoil Tropical forests Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other Trout Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue, Turkey, live animal Upland cotton Vegetables, general/other Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc. Viruses Walnut Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems, Water resources Watersheds Watersheds and river basins, general Weather Weeds Wetland and riparian systems Wheat, other Wild animals Wild birds Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other Wildlife habitats Wine grapes Winter annual grasses (includes annual ryegrass) Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover) Wood and wood products Wool fiber Potato Analysis of Potato Phytonutrients and Health Promoting Compounds (Texas A&m) Application of Plant-Viral Based Vectors to the Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Assessment of the Source and the Impact of the Purple Top Disease Pathogen on Potatoes in the Columbia Basin Assessment of the Source and the Impact of the Purple Top Disease Pathogen on Potatoes in the Columbia Basin Biochemistry of Pest and Beneficial Insects and Interactions with Host Plants and Natural Enemies Biological and Genetic Analysis of Potato Virus Y Isolates Affecting the U. S. Potato Crop Biology, Etiology, and Management of Zebra Chip Disease (Texas A&m) Biology, Etiology, and Management of Zebra Chip Potato Disease Biorational Control Methods for Insect Pests of Potato Biorational Technologies for Management of Chrysomelid Beetle Pests of Agricultural Crops Breeding Evaluation of Advanced Potato Genotypes for Agronomic, Storage, and Processing Quality Characteristics Characterization of Diapause, Cold Tolerance and Diversity in Pest and Beneficial Insects Using Physiological and Molecular Methods Characterization of Wireworm Resistance in Unique Potato Germplasm Derived from Solanum Berthaultii and S. Etuberosum Chemical Signals for Managing Insects Chromosome Mapping in Situ Cloning and Testing of a Gene for Late Blight Resistance from Solanum Bulbocastanum Collaborative Work on Virus Free Potato Collection of Industry Information Necessary to Manage Emerging and Existing Pests in Potato Confirmation of Clavibacter Michiganensis Subsp. Sepedonicus Infections Using a Multiplex Real-Time Pcr Assay for Ring Rot Diagnosis (Ndsu) Conservation and Utilization of Potato Genetic Resources Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes by Interference with Internal Targets Control of Powdery Scab and Black Dot Through Resistance Breeding and Pathogen Management Strategies (Csu) Control of Powdery Scab and Black Dot Through Resistance Breeding and Pathogen Management Strategies (Osu-Vales) Control of Powdery Scab and Black Dot Through Resistance Breeding and Pathogen Management Strategies (Psu) Control of Powdery Scab and Black Dot Through Resistance Breeding and Pathogen Management Strategies (U of Idaho-Stark) Control of Powdery Scab and Black Dot Through Resistance Breeding and Pathogen Management Strategies (Wsu-Johnson) Cosii-Based Mapping and Diversity in the Solanaceae Cosii-Based Mapping and Diversity in the Solanaceae Cosii-Based Mapping and Diversity in the Solanaceae Cultivars and Chemicals for Controlling Pink Rot in Potato Determination of Causal Agents of a New Potato Disease Complex, Zebra Chip, Exhibiting Purple Top Wilt Syndrome and Characteristic Tuber Sym Determining the Value of Root Exudates As Hatching Factors of Wpcn to Aid Field Eradication Develop An Effective Mating Disruption Formulation for Dogwood Borer to Reduce Reliance on Organ-Ophosphate Insecticides in Apple Orchards. Develop and Analyze Plants Expressing a Viral Protein That May Inhibit Tswv Transmission by Thrips Development and Evaluation of Improved Diagnostic Procedures for Diverse Strains of Potato Virus Y (Cornell University) Development and Evaluation of Improved Diagnostic Procedures for Diverse Strains of Potato Virus Y (U of Idaho) Development and Release of Golden Nematode Resistant Potatoes Development and Testing of Baits for Controlling Wireworm in Potatoes Development of a Synthetic Bait for Attract and Kill of Wireworms Development of Agriculturally-Derived Biopolymer Composites for Non-Food Applications Development of Base Population to Select for Durable Late Blight Resistance in Processing Potatoes Development of Diets for Use in Assessment of Non-Target Effects on the Beneficial Lady Beetle Coleomegilla Maculata Development of Plant-Based Expression Systems for the Production of Biomedicals Development of Potato Varieties and Germplasm with Improved Resistances, Production Efficiencies, and Tuber Qualities for the Western U.S. Development of Resistance to Phytophthora Erythroseptica and Pythium Ultimum in Potato using Marker-Assisted Selection Discovery and Application of Microbial Production and Formulation Biotechnologies to Enhance Biocontrol of Fungal Plant Diseases Diversity in Argentine Solanum and Daucus DNA Sequencing and Genomic Studies of Allopolyploidy in Potato Ecologically-Sound Pest, Water and Soil Management Strategies for Northern Great Plains Cropping Systems Effective Rotation, Cover, and Green Manure Crops for Control of Powdery Scab and Other Soilborne Diseases Enhancing Phytonutrient Value, Pests, and Disease Resistance in Potatoes, and Cultivar Differences in Impact of Purple Top Disease Enhancing Potato Germplasm for Foliar Disease Resistance Enhancing Sustainability of Potato Systems in the Northeast Establishment and Increase of Foundation Quality Seed of Potential New Usda/ars Potato Varieties Etiology and Biology of Zebra Chip Potato Disease Evaluation and Comparison of Biofungicides and Fungicides for the Control of Post Harvest Potato Tuber Diseases Evaluation of Chemical Management, Inoculum Sources and Aphid Vectors for Potato Virus Y Evaluation of Germplasm of Horticultural and Sugarcrops Evaluation of Potato Genotypes for Utilization by Industry in Washington State Evaluation of Processing and Storage Capabilities of New and Established Potato Germplasm Evaluation of Russeted Potato Lines Transformed with An Anti-Sweetening Gene to Assess Economic and Environmental Sustainability Field Screening and Genetic Studies of Potato Germplasm Resistant to Soil-Borne Pests and Pathogens in the Columbia Basin Genetic Enhancement of Potatoes for Nutritional and Processing Quality and for Resistance to Diseases Genetic Enhancement of Quality Constituents in Solanaceous Vegetables Genetic Exchange and Gene Flow Risks from Plants in Agriculture Genetic Improvement of Nutritional Quality and Disease Resistance in Vegetable Crops Genetic Variation in Vegetables and Their Wild Relatives As Influenced by Environment and Pollination Vectors Genetics of the Pathogen-Host Interaction in Snap Bean, Tomato, and Potato Genome-Based Strategies for Detection and Identification of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas Germplasm Enhancement, Testing, and Hygienic Seed Multiplication of Potato for the Pacific Northwest Host Range, Genetic Variation and Epidemiology of Spongospora Subterranea, Powdery Scab on Potatoes Identification of Pathogen and Host Genes Involved in Spiroplasmal and Phytoplasmal Disease Induction and Symptom Expression Identification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes for Action Agencies Identification, Characterization, and Biology of Foreign and Emerging Insect-Transmitted Plant Pathogens Identification, Characterization, and Detection of Foreign and Newly Emerging Domestic Bacteria Impact of Agrichemicals on in Situ Potato Genetic Diversity Improved Diagnositics and Management Strategies for Potato Viruses Improving Potato Market Quality Through Postharvest Physiology Increasing the Understanding of the Role of the Potato Psyllid in the Zebra Chip Potato Defect Complex Influence of Essential Oil Surfactants and Wild-Type/fungicide Tolerant Variants of Cryptococcus Flavescens Oh 182.9 on Fhb of Wheat Insect Genomic Biodiversity and Molecular Regulation of Diapause Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Root Rot Diseases of Greenhouse Floriculture Integrated Pest Management for Alaska Agriculture Investigating into the Cause of the "zebra Chip" Syndrome Affecting Processing Potatoes in the U.S. and Mexico Ipm-Based Strategies for Biological Control of Greenhouse and Vegetable Crop Pests Late Blight Disease of Potato: Are Today's Strains of P. Infestans More Pathogenic and Are These Recent Strains the Initial Outbreak of ... Localization of Gene Expression Associated with Tuber Periderm Maturation and Quality Management of Insect Pests of Potato and Tree Fruits Management of Nematodes and Virus Diseases Affecting Potato and Grain Crops Management of the Potato Purple Top Disease in the Columbia Basin Microassay Analysis of Agriculturally Relevant Gene Expression in the Peach-Potato Aphid, Myzus Persicae Molecular and Morphological Systematics and Identification of Important Plant Parasitic Nematodes Molecular Approaches to Understanding Host Resistance and Pathogen Variability for Improving Potato Disease Management Molecular Genetic Tools for Potato and Fruit Tree Improvement Molecular Strategies for Detection and Identification of Nematodes Infecting Forage Legumes and Development of Host Resistance Multi-State Effort to Evaluate Potato Tuber Moth Invasion in the Pacific Northwest Optimization of Attract and Kill Formulation for Colorado Potato Beetle Control Optimizing Tuber Set and Size Distribution for Seed, Fresh, and Processing Markets Performance of Arugula (Eruca Sativa) As a Green Manure and Trap Crop for Fungal Pathogens and Parasitic Nematode Suppression in Potatoes Physiological and Genetic Investigation of Tuber Calcium, Cold Tolerance and Anti-Cancer Proteins in Potato Physiological and Molecular Bases for Plant-Pathogen Signaling in Viroid and Bacterial Diseases Plant Variation in Cd, Pb, Zn and As Accumulation and Bioavailability and Methods to Limit Risk Potato Genetics, Cytogenetics, Disease Resistance, and Pre-Breeding Utilizing Wild and Cultivated Species Potato Germplasm Enhancement Through Trait Discovery, Genetic Evaluation and Incorporation Potato Research Potato Translation Initiation Factor 4e (Eif4e) over-Expression to Obtain Resistance to Pvy in Susceptible Potato Varieties Potential Impact of Potato Wound Healing and Quality Due to Post-Harvest Sprout and Disease Control Product Application Production of a Tetraploid Seedling Generation in Support of Varietal Development Production of Foundation Quality Seed of New Usda/ars Potato Varieties Role of Cover Crops and Biofuel Coproducts for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration in Vegetable Production Systems Staffing and Operation for National Clonal Repositories for Plant Germplasm Storage Management Options for Fresh and Process Diseased Potatoes Storage Management Options for Fresh and Process Diseased Potatoes Sustainable Cropping Systems for Irrigated Specialty Crops and Biofuels Systematics, Genetic Diversity Assessment, and Acquisition of Potatoes, Carrots, and Their Related Wild Relatives Technical Assistance to the Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode in the State of Idaho (U of Idaho Zemetra Et AL.) Technical Assistance to the Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode in the State of Idaho (Wsu-Riga) Technical Assistance to the Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode in the State of Idaho: a Multi-Institutional Approach Testing of Advanced Potato Germplasm for Biotic and Abiotic Resistances, Yield and Profitability Components Testing Potatoes As An Antioxidant Source and Potential Hypotensive Agent Using a Human Feeding Study The Development, Optimization, and Application of Novel, Slow-Release Engineered Fertilizer of High Performance The National Late Blight Trial The National Late Blight Trial The National Late Blight Trial The National Late Blight Trial The National Late Blight Trial Understanding and Managing Thiamethoxam and Imidacloprid Resistance in the Colorado Potato Beetle       Plans & Reports USDA Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Report Annual Performance Report Annual Performance Plan Big Picture of ARS Research Strategic Plan ARS-CSREES Collaborative Relationship Related Links Research Timeline Hall of Fame Manuscripts (TEKTRAN) Publications for Sale at GPO Publications for Sale at National Technical Information Service Federal Depository Libraries Latest News   From Golf to Gulf, Drainage Industry Greens   Irrigating with Recycled Water   New Triclosan Test Developed     Last Modified: 01/14/2009 ARS Home | USDA.gov | Site Map | Policies and Links  FOIA | Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Nondiscrimination Statement | Information Quality | USA.gov | White House