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, . 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Botatas, in the Delta of Ms Acceleration of Cotton Genetics, Breeding, and Germplasm Maintenance Air Quality Issues Related to Agricultural Operations and Processes Amphibian Monitoring of Ceap Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region Analysis of Transgene Vectors for Targeting and Stabilization in Insect Cell Lines Area-Wide Control of Tarnished Plant Bug in Louisiana Area-Wide Management of Agricultural Pests Areawide Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug (Tpb) in Cotton in Arkansas Assessing Management Effects on Crops and Soils At-Line and Field Instrumental Analyses of Key Cotton Fiber Properties Augmentative Bioherbicide Strategies for Control of Invasive Weeds Augmentative Biological Control and Mass Rearing for Beneficial and Pest Insects Bacillus Thuringiensis Susceptibility-Shifts Monitoring in Heliothis Virescens and Helicoverpa Zea from Cotton-Growing Regions Biological Control and Surveillance for Mosquito Carriers of the West Nile Virus Biological Control of Invasive and Exotic Pests Biologically Based Pest Management for Field and Greenhouse Crops Biologically-Based Technologies for Management of Crop Insect Pests in Local and Area-Wide Programs Biology and Ecology of Cotton Pests Emphasizing Management of Boll Weevils Biology, Ecology and Control of Whiteflies Biosynthesis of Terpenoids in Cotton to Increase Pest Resistance and Cottonseed Utilization Breeding for Resistance to Reniform Nematode in Cotton Bt-Resistance Frequency Detection Characterization and Analysis of Lygus Polygalacturonase Interactions Characterization and Enhancement of Plant Resistance to Water-Deficit and Thermal Stresses Characterization of the Microbial Gut Flora of the Tarnished Plant Bug and Brown Stink Bug, and the Environmental Factors That Affect It Characterize, Evaluate, and Enhance Cotton Germplasm, and Enlarge, Improve, and Maintain Germplasm Databases Characterizing Mechanisms of Bacillus Thuringiensis Resistance in Sugarcane Corn Borer Chemical Biology and Molecular Approaches to Pest Control Chemical Modifications of Cotton Textiles Chemistry and Biochemistry of Insect Behavior, Physiology and Ecology Chemometric and Statistical Modeling of Advanced Spectroscopy Analyses for Measuring Cotton Properties Collection and Importation of An Egg Parasitoid - Anaphes Nipponicus from China to the Usa Collections of Feral Heliothines to Assess Their Susceptibility to Bacillus Thuringiensis Proteins Combining Conventional and Molecular Techniques to Improve Seed Cotton Value Consequences of Altering Rubisco Regulation Conservation Systems Research for Improving Environmental Quality and Producer Profitability Conservation Systems Research for Improving Producer Profitability Cotton Fiber-Specific Reporter Systems to Evaluate Abiotic Stress Effects on Fiber Development Cotton Genetic Resource Management Cotton Genomics and Genetic Analysis Cotton Germplasm Characterization, Evaluation, and Maintenance Cotton Harvesting Innovations for the Texas High Plains Cotton Harvesting Research Applications to Enhance Production Management Cotton Testing and Ginning Services for the Cotton Industry Cotton Winter Nursery Operations Critical Biological Factors Determining Weediness Cytogenetic Analysis of Interspecific Cotton Polyploids and Development of Tetraploid Random-Mated Breeding Populations Database Compilation and Analysis Database Compilation and Analysis Develop Management Practices and Genetic Resistance for Control of Reniform Root-Knot Nematodes Develop, Enhance and Transfer Gin Technology to Improve Fiber Quality and Profits Developing and Implementing Field and Landscape Level Reduced-Risk Management Strategies for Lygus in Western Cropping Systems Development and Application of Biometrical Genetics Models to Cotton Genetics and Plant Breeding Development of a Tarnished Plant Bug and Stink Bug Management System Development of Chromosome Substitution Lines in Cotton (Texas A&m University) Development of Cotton Plants with Gossypol Free Seed and Normal Glanded Foliage Development of Cotton-Based Chronic Wound Dressings with Deroyale Textiles and Tissue Technologies Development of Flame Retardant (Fr) Cotton Blend Flame Barrier Mattress Pads Development of Machine Based Vision Systems for Identification and Control of Cotton Trash Development of Monoclonal Antibody Based Diagnostic Kits for Early Stage Larvae of H/h Development of Pasteuria X Rotylenchulus As a Biological Nematicide to Control Reniform Nematode on Cotton and Sweet Potato Development of Precision Agriculture Systems in Cotton Production Development of Random Mating Populations of Cotton for Breeding Development of Sustainable Production Systems and Water Management Technology for the Mid South Differential Roller Ginning Discovery, Biology and Ecology of Natural Enemies of Insect Pests of Crops, Urban and Natural Areas Ecologically-Based Management of Boll Weevils and Post-Eradication Crop Pests Ecologically-Based Pest Management Strategies for Western Cotton Economic Analysis of Impact of Bt Refugia in Cotton Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Water Management in Humid Regions Embrapa/usda-Ars Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Scientific Exchanges Enhancing Environmental Quality Through Cotton Production Systems in the Tennessee Valley Enhancing Ginning/textile Processing Performance of Acala 1517 Cotton Through Genomics Enhancing the Sustainability of Cotton Production in the Southeast Usa Entomopathogens and Sterile Insect Technique for Control of Sucking Insect Pests of Cotton Establishment of Marker Assisted Rice Breeding Programs in Mississippi and Missouri Evaluate Effectiveness of Experimental Transgenic Cotton Lines Developed by Bayer Cropscience Evaluate the Efficacy of Bayer Crop Science Experimental Transgenic Cotton Lines Against the Beet Armyworm Evaluation of Spray Adjuvants to Enhance the Application Technology of Agricultural Chemicals Evaluation of the Accu-Flo Drift Control Nozzle for Efficacy of Fungicide Application and Mitigation of off-Target Drift by Aerial Spraying Exploration, Collection and Culture of Exotic Parasitoids of the Olive Fruit Fly Feasibility of Traceable Ams Color Standards Fiber Quality Measurements, Processing Efficiency and End Use Quality Flax Fiber for Value-Added, Bio-Based Products Gene Expression in Cotton Ovule Cultures That Are Induced to Express Cellulose Biosynthesis Genes Prematurely Genetic and Cultural Methods to Manage Reniform Nematode in Cotton Genetic and Cultural Practice Improvement for Sustainable Cotton Production Genetic-Physiological Team Research to Improve Production, Fiber Quality and Competitive Ability of Cotton Genomics and Bioinformatics Research in Agriculturally Important Organisms Germplasm Enhancement and Genetic Improvement of Cotton Ginning and Processing Research to Enhance Quality, Profitability, and Textile Utility of Western Cottons Harvesting and Ginning Processes to Enhance the Profitability of Stripper Cotton High Speed Roller Ginning in a Commercial Ginning Plant Host Plant Affects on the Capability of Movement by Helicoverpa Zea Identification and Characterization of Pest Insect Immune Responses to Biological Control Agents Implementation of the Virtual Laboratory, Known As Labex, As Authorized under the Embrapa/usda-Ars Mou Improved Cotton Quality Measurements Improving Irrigation Practices and Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri Improving Management Practices for Irrigated Cotton Production Systems Improving Measurements of the Moisture Content of Cotton Improving Short Fiber Measurement of the Advanced Fiber Information System (Afis) Increasing U.S. Cotton Competitiveness Through Genomics Inferring Cotton Fiber Length Distribution from Hvi Testing Initial Field Evaluation of a Commercial Cotton Bale Moisture Meter Insecticide Resistance Monitoring and Management of Invasive Pests As An Essential Component of Integrated Pest Management Integrated Kudzu Control on Mississippi Roadsides Integrated Management and Ecology of Weed Populations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Integrated Management of Pests Affecting Cotton: Plant Genetics, Biocontrol, and Novel Methods of Pest Estimation Integrated Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Cotton and Peanut Integrated Pest Management for Mid-South Area Row Crops Introgress Gossypium Barbadense L Alleles into Elite G. Hirsutum Germplasm Via Random Mating Investigating Gin Stands and Lint Cleaners to Improve the Quality of Upland Cotton Investigating Host Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cotton Linkage Disequilibrium Analysis in Southern U.S. Rice Lines Maintaining Soil Resources for Effective Conservation and Herbicide Management in Mid-South Crop Production Management of Tarnished Plant Bug Via Alternate Host Destruction Management of Tarnished Plant Bugs with the Insect Growth Regulator Novaluron Managing Limited Irrigation and Rainfall for Crop Production in Semi-Arid Environments Managing Soil and Cropping Systems for Efficient Water Use Mapping Novel Blast Resistance Genes for Use in U.S. Breeding Programs Mechanisms of Stink Bug Outbreaks Associated with Bt Cotton Mining Novel Blast Resistance Genes for Use in U.S. Breeding Programs Mitigating Cotton Stickiness from Late Season Sucking Insects with Lalsil Cotton Molecular Analysis of Development to Improve Cotton Fiber Monitoring for Potential Recessive Resistance in Bollworm/tobacco Budworm to Protein Toxins in Bt Cotton Monitoring for Tolerance to Bt Proteins in Bollworm/tobacco Budworm in the U.S. Cotton Belt Monitoring for Tolerance to Bt Proteins in Tobacco Budworm in the U.S. Cotton Belt Monitoring Helicoverpa Zea Populations for Susceptibility to Cry1ac National Cotton Variety Test Program New Or Improved Analyses for Measuring Key Cotton Properties New Or Improved Methods for Determination of Cotton Length Distribution Optimizing Irrigation Management for Humid Climates Pesticide Application Technologies for Spray-Drift Management, Maximizing in-Field Deposition, and Targeted Spraying Physiological and Genetic Basis of Cotton Acclimation to Abiotic Stress Possible Correction of Hvi Measurements for Non-Standard Testing Environments Refining the Area-Wide Suppression of the Tarnished Plant Bug in Mississippi Regional Condition Assessment Framework for USDA Wetlands Reniform Nematode Resistance Research and Education in Bioinformatics Resistance Management and Injury Potential of Lepidopterous Pests to Transgenic Cottons Reuse of Saline Wastewaters for Crop Production Seed Pathology of Fusarium Wilt in Cotton - Mode of Transmission to Seed and Efficacy of Seed Treatments. Sequencing of Cultivated Cotton Genome, Gossypium Hirsutum Simultaneous Improvement of Fiber Quality and Heat Tolerance Simultaneous Improvement of Fiber Quality and Heat Tolerance in Upland Cotton Site Specific Approaches to Develop Precision Agriculture Technology for Use on Commercial Farms (Gunnison, Ms) Site Specific Approaches to Develop Precision Agriculture Technology for Use on Commercial Farms Rotating Cotton with Other Crops -Macon, Ms Soil Application of Agricultural Waste to Improve Crop Production Systems and Environmental Quality Structure and Moisture As Determinants of Commercially Important Cotton Fiber Properties Study of Resistance Management and Injury Potential of Lepidopterous Pests to Transgenic Cottons Study of Resistance Management and Injury Potential of Lepidopterous Pests to Transgenic Cottons Study of Resistance Management and Injury Potential of Lepidopterous Pests to Transgenic Cottons Sustainable American Cotton Project: Pesticide Reduction Innovations Sustainable and Organic Management of Selected Fruits and Vegetables Sustainable Systems for Integrated Pest Management and Conservation and Enhancement of Natural Enemies Synthesis of Plant Elicitors and Related Natural Products Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Site-Specific Soil and Crop Management The Impact of Fiber Properties on Cotton Quality The Mississippi Rice Variety Acceleration Breeding Project Toward Control Strategies of Emerging Pathogens and Nematodes of Cotton Traditional and Molecular Breeding for Disease Resistance (Fusarium Wilt, Fusarium Oxysporum F. 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Vasinfectum (Fov)) in Cotton Ultrasonic Enhancement of Enzyme Activity on Cotton and Other Cellulosic Substrates Use of Selected Precision Agricultural Practices on a Commercial Row Crop Farm Value Added and High-Volume Cotton Products and Processes Weed Biology and Ecology, and Development of Sustainable Integrated Weed Management Systems for Cotton, Soybean, Corn       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