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Botatas, in the Delta of Ms Adaption of Vegetable Grafting Technologies to U.S. Fresh Vegetable Production Agricultural Crop Enhancement Through Molecular and Genetic Research on Mechanisms of Plant Growth, Development, and Survival Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation for Vegetable and Floriculture Production Application of Plant-Viral Based Vectors to the Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Area-Wide Demonstration of Methyl Bromide Alternatives in the Production of Loblolly Pine Seedlings in the Southern United States Areawide Pest Management of Fruit Flies in Hawaii Areawide Pest Management of Tephritid Flies That Infest Hawaii-Grown Fruits & Vegetables Asian Citrus Psyllid Attractants and Repellents Best of Breed Ii: Computational Resources for Plant Genomes Biologically Based Techniques for Control of Insect Pests Biologically Based Techniques to Limit the Dispersal of Invasive Pests Biology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Vector Specificity of Sugarbeet and Vegetable Viruses Breeding Vegetables for Organic Systems: a Federated Approach Characterization and Control of Nutritional and Sensory Properties of Raw and Processed Grains, Legumes, and Vegetables Characterization of the Tomato Extracellular Proteome, Or Secretome, Using Integrated Functinal and Computational Strategies Characterization of the Tomato Extracellular Proteome, Or Secretome, Using Integrated Functional and Computational Strategies Citrus Leafminer Sex Pheromone Development and Application Collection and Importation of An Egg Parasitoid - Anaphes Nipponicus from China to the Usa Conservation and Characterization of Germplasm of Selected Vegetable Crops Delivery and Response Management System of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests Determination and Characterization of Unintended Effects in Genetically Modified Food Crops Determination of Plant Back Intervals for Methyl Bromide Fumigant Alternatives under Standard and High Barrier Mulches Dev. of a Decision Support System for Managing Viral Watermelon Vine Decline & Other Veg. Diseases Caused by Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses Develop and Analyze Plants Expressing a Viral Protein That May Inhibit Tswv Transmission by Thrips Developing Association Mapping in Polyploid Perennial Biofuel Grasses Development of Detection Technologies for Bacterial Neurotoxins and Their Validation in Food Matrices Development of Detection Technologies for Toxins and Their Validation in Food Matrices Development of Novel Sources of Resistance to Beet Curly Top Virus in Tomato Through Small Interfering Rnas Development of Plant-Based Expression Systems for the Production of Biomedicals Discovery, Biology and Ecology of Natural Enemies of Insect Pests of Crops, Urban and Natural Areas Dissecting Complex Traits in Maize and Biofuel Grasses by Applying Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Genetic Resources Diversity among Accessions in a Core Collection of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) Domestic, Exotic, and Emerging Diseases of Citrus, Vegetables, and Ornamentals (Deed) Ecology and Epidemiology of Escherichia Coli O157:h7 in Fresh Produce Production Regions of Salinas, California Edible Apple and Tomato Antimicrobial Films Elucidating the Mechanisms That Connect Activation of Rop Gtpases, Membrane Dynamics and Signaling in Cell Growth and Stress Responses Enhancement of Fruit and Fruit Product Flavor Quality Using Analytical/sensory Methods Enhancing Carotenoid Accumulation in Staple Crops Enhancing Dispersion of Low Vapor Pressure Fumigants in Soil & Reducing Emissions to the Atmosphere for Improved Efficacy & Env. Protection Evaluation of Genetic Diversity and Establishment of Core Collections for Solanum Sect. Juglandifolium Evaluation of Splat-Mat with Spinosad and Methyl Eugenol Or Cue-Lure for Suppression/eradication of Oriental and Melon Fruit Flies Evaluation of Tomato Germplasm for Resistance to Bacterial Speck, Race 1 Exploration, Collection and Culture of Exotic Parasitoids of the Olive Fruit Fly Field Trials to Develop Data on Crop Protection Chemicals for Vegetable and Specialty Crops Fine Mapping & Characterization of the Tomato Beta-Modifier Gene Food Residual Composting in Densely Populated Areas for Energy Production Functional Genomics Analysis of Fruit Flavor and Nutrition Pathways Functional Organization of Biomolecular Networks Gene Regulation in Pseudomonas Syringae Genetic and Biologically-Based Management of Vegetable Crop Diseases Genetic Enhancement of Quality Constituents in Solanaceous Vegetables Genetic Improvement of Nutritional Quality and Disease Resistance in Vegetable Crops Genetics of the Pathogen-Host Interaction in Snap Bean, Tomato, and Potato Genomics Approaches for Improving Nutritional Quality of Food Crop Species Genomics of Rice, Sorghum and Maize Genomics of Tomato Fruit Epidermis and Carpel Development Herbicides for Minor Use Food Crops Identification and Functional Genomics of Genes Impacting Phytonutrient Levels and Metal Tolerance in Food Crop Species Identification of Functional Sequence in Plant Genomes Through Bioinformatic, Genomic, and Genetic Approaches Improving Cereal and Grape Genome Resources for Crop Improvement Increasing Efficacy of Low-Vapor-Pressure Alternative Fumigants by Enhanced Dispersion While Decreasing Emissions to the Atmosphere Integrated Use of Bioactive, Green, and Plastic Mulch to Suppress Nutsedge in Horticultural Crops Integrating Plant Essential Oils and Kaolin for the Sustainable Management of Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt on Tomato Integrating Plant Essential Oils and Kaolin for the Sustainable Management of Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt on Tomato Integration of Biologically Based Technologies for Suppression of Soilborne Plant Pathogens Interactions of Protozoa with Human Pathogens on Fresh Produce Invasive Species Management Template Development with An Initial Emphasis on Thrips Investigation into the Pathology and Entomology of Huanglongbing and Citrus Canker Ipm Technologies for Subtropical Insect Pests Large-Scale Field Demonstration/validation of Methyl Bromide Alternatives for Georgia Vegetable Production Management of Whitefly Biotypes on Floral and Nursery Crops Maximizing Tomato Genetic Potential for Sensory and Nutritional Quality by Directed Postharvest Stress and Temperature Optimization Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Vegetables and Sugar Crops Minor Use Weed Management Modeling Gene Expression in Pseudomonas Syringae Molecular Approaches to Enhance Plant Nutrient Content, Shelf-Life and Stress Tolerance Molecular Biology and Genomics of Foodborne Pathogens Molecular Characterization of the Causal Agents of Citrus Huanglongbing - Genome Sequencing Project Molecular Developmental Genetics of Pollen and Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Crop Plants Molecular Genetic Approaches for Improvement of Produce Quality Molecular Genetics of Ethylene Biosynthesis Molecular Mechanisms of Phytochrome Signaling and Gene Regulation Molecular Microbiology and Control of Enteric Pathogens That Contaminate Fresh Produce New Approaches for Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crops New Technologies to Process Value-Added, Healthy Foods from Fruits and Vegetables Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement Between ARS Pgec and University of California Berkeley Pesticide Trials in Vegetable and Ornamental Crops to Support the Ir-4 Program Physiological and Molecular Bases for Plant-Pathogen Signaling in Viroid and Bacterial Diseases Phytonutrients in Oklahoma Organic Produce Processing and Biotechnological Improvement of Foods to Prevent Obesity Related and Other Degenerative Diseases Pseudomonas Syringae Systems Biology Research on Antioxidants Activity and Flavor of Tropical Fruits Resources for Identification of Plant Disease Resistance Regulatory Sequences, Genes and Signaling Components for Crop Protection Strategies Retropective Analyses of Biological Control Projects Using Molecular Marker Technology South Atlantic Area Extension Program for Methyl Bromide Alternatives South Atlantic Areawide Pest Management (Awpm) Project for Methyl Bromide Alternatives Study of Attraction of Non-Target Organisms to Fruit Fly Female Attractants and Male Lures in Hawaii Survey of Emerging Biotype B and Q Bemisia Tabaci-Transmitted Viruses on Vegetable Crops and Alternative Whitefly Management Strategies Tomato Wild Species and Genetic Stocks Acquisition, Conservation, and Distribution for Crop Improvement and Research Transport and Fate of Nitrate and Pathogens at Dairy Lagoon Water Application Site Transport and Fate of Nitrate and Pathogens at Dairy Lagoon Water Application Site Tropical Cover Crops for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Suppression in Southern Florida Using Electron Microscopy Technology to Solve Agricultural Problems Vegetable Grafting for Resistance to Soilborne Diseases       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