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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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 Cross-commodity research--multiple crops Aerial Application Research for Efficient Crop Production Agroforestry Practices and Systems for Family Farms Analysis of Pest Control Residues in Crops for Ir-4 Minor Use Registration Anticancer and Neuroprotective Properties of Pawpaw Fruit Extracts and Acetogenin Bioavailability Aquisition, Characterization, Conseration and Utilization of Native Plant Germplasm Arctic and Subarctic Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Research, and Information Management Assessment Genetic Erosion in Functional Diversity in Brassica Germplasm Collections Basic Research on Soil-Microbe Relationships Binational Agricultural Research and Development (Bard) Biochemistry of Pest and Beneficial Insects and Interactions with Host Plants and Natural Enemies Biocontainment Via Recombination: Removal of Transgenes from Canola Pollen Biofortified Crops for Improved Human Nutrition Biotechnology Outreach Program Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (Brdc) Center for Plant Conservation Seed at Ncgrp Characterization of Diapause, Cold Tolerance and Diversity in Pest and Beneficial Insects Using Physiological and Molecular Methods Chemistry of Natural Products for Pest Management and Crop Development Chloroplast Genetic Engineering Chloroplast Genetic Engineering Collaboration with Bioversity International to Support Research and Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources Collaboration with the International Potato Center (Cip) to Enhance the National Crop Genetic Resources Programs in Key Countries Collection of Fraxinus Germplasm from the Peoples Republic of China Collection of Plant Genetic Resources in the Central Asian and Caucasus Region Collection, Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in the U.S. and Tunisia Communications and Insect and Mite Taxonomic Services Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in Ukraine Conservation Effects Assessment Project (Ceap) Database Development and Deployment Conservation, Evaluation, and Information Management of Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources Control of DNA Deletion During Specific Flowering Stages Cooperation with the Colegio DE Postgraduados En Ciencias Agricolas (Colegio) Coordination Activities for Research to Register Minor Use of Pesticides Coordination of Fraxinus Conservation Critical Biological Factors Determining Weediness Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (Fy2007) Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (Fy2008) Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (Fy2008) Designer Biochar Development As a Soil Amendment Determination of Anti-Insect Properties of Crude Plant Extracts As Well As Semipure and Pure Compounds from Plants Determination of Breast and Colon Cancer Preventive Activities of Analogues of Pterostilbene Determination of the Antifungal Properties of Asian Plants Determining Redundancy of Short-Day, Onion Accessions in the Current Collection Develop Sensors That Rapidly And/or Remotely Detect Pest Presence and Volatile Organic Compounds Development and Assessment of Risk Management Tools for Agronomic Crop Production Development and Evaluation of Biological Treatment Systems for Animal Manure Development and Testing of a Bmp Evaluation Tool for Texas Development of An Integration Sensor and Instrumentation System for Measuring Crop Conditions Development of Cold Storage Technology for Mass-Reared and Laboratory-Colonized Insects Development of Database for Crop Modeling and Climate Change Research Development of Designer Biochar to Remediate Degraded Coastal Plain Soils Development of Economical Methods to Enhance Shikimic Acid Production in Plants Development of Efficient and Practical Methods for Producing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Development of Farming Systems for Environmental Credits and Production Efficiency Development of Genetic Approaches for Improvement of Selected Crops Grown in Hawaii Development of Models and Conservation Practices for Water Quality Management and Resource Assessments Development of Natural Products from Plants and Microbes for Replacement of Synthetic Pesticides Development of Virus-Resistant Plants Using Transgenic Plant Technology Discovery and Development of Natural Product-Based Weed Management Methods Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Control of Plant Diseases in Agriculture Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Pharmaceutical and Agrichemical Applications Discovery of Antifungal Compounds from Low Value/underutilized Crops and Crop Co-Products Discovery of Natural Products for Control of Plant Diseases Ecological, Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Global Climate Change Impacts in Field Crop Systems Ecologically-Based Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Conservation Effects of Conservation Practices on Soil and Water Resources in the Leon River Watershed (Phase Ii) Elucidating the Mechanisms That Connect Activation of Rop Gtpases, Membrane Dynamics and Signaling in Cell Growth and Stress Responses Emission and Dispersion of Air Quality Constituents from Agricultural Systems Employ and Adapt Progressive Analytical Concepts (Quechers and Related Approaches)to Meet Other Food Safety and Security Applications Enhance the Quality and Characterize Germplasm and Crops Adapted to Alaska Enhanced Midwestern Cropping Systems for Sustainability and Environmental Quality Entomopathogenic Fungi for Biological Control of Pear Thrips and Western Flower Thrips in Forests and Greenhouses Environmental Effects on Phytochemicals in Food Crops: Connecting Global Change and Human Nutrition Estimating the Value of Seasonal Climate Forecast Information in Managing Agricultural Crops in the Southern High Plains Evaluation of a Mass-Cryopreservation System for Insect Embryos Evaluation of Airborne Remote to Assess Field Conditions and Spatial Variability Evaluation of Crop Yield Variability Across Crop Production Fields in Central Iowa Evaluation of Seed Longevity of Germplasm Placed in Long-Term Storage Exchange of Crop Genetic Resources and Associated Documentation for the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System Expedition in Scotland to Exchange Tropical and Subtropical Conifer Germplasm for Crop Improvement Extension and Technology Transfer of Novel Approaches to Detect Pesticide in Cereals and Other Foods Fate and Transport of E. Coli in Rural Texas Landscapes and Streams Fate of Hormones in Waste from Concentrated Broiler Feeding Operations Field and Wind Tunnel Evaluation of Vegetative Buffers for Particulate Trapping and Odor Reduction Near Swine Production Facilities Foreign Exploration for Natural Enemies of Invasive Species Formulation and Field Testing of Organisms for Biological Control of Wheat Scab Full Genome Sequencing of Metarhizium Anisopliae 2575 Genomic Mechanisms of in Situ Detoxification of Biomass Conversion Inhibitors for Ethanologenic Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Genomic Mechanisms of in Situ Detoxification of Biomass Conversion Inhibitors for Ethanologenic Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Genomic Mechanisms of in Situ Detoxification of Biomass Conversion Inhibitors for Ethanologenic Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Genomics and Engineering of Stress-Tolerant Microbes for Lower Cost Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts Global Change and Belowground Processes in Agricultural Systems Global Change Research Headquarters-Held Funds for Germplasm Resources Evaluation Herbarium-Based Investigation of Ornamental Plants of Southern Arizona Herbarium-Based Investigation of Ornamental Plants of the New York Metropolitan Area Hydrologic and Water Quality System Design and Development Hydrologic Modeling of the Indus River Basin in Pakistan Hydrological and Water Quality System Identification, Characterization, and Detection of Foreign and Newly Emerging Domestic Bacteria Improving Crop and Animal Production Systems for Southern Producers Improving Plant Biomass for Biofuels Improving Soil and Water Management Practices in Cropping and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Improving Soils and Their Management for More Efficient Water Use in Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Incorporation of Field-Scale Risk Assessment Tools into I-Farm for Use by Consultants and Producers Increased Profits for Sustainably Produced Garlic Increasing Availability of Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Eggs for Parasitoid Production and Release Information Exchange and Assessment of Agricultural Practices Across the United States Information Transfer - Genetic Resources 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 Intragenic Tools for Improved Rice Biotechnology Invasive Weed Control Along Alaska Rights of Way Irrigation Management in the Imperial Valley, California for Minimizing Offsite Impacts and Sustainable Production Joint Security Backup Collection Between Ncgrp and the N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry Kinetics of Seed Deterioration in Diverse Lines of Rye, Wheat and Triticale Laboratory and Field Demonstrations of Weed Control Properties of Dry Formulations of Mycoleptodiscus Terrestris, a Potential Fungal Bioher Legume Information System and Network - a Legume Bioinformatics Resource Liaison, Coordination, and Data Transfer Between Foundry Sand Industry and the Agricultural Research Service Managing Limited Irrigation and Rainfall for Crop Production in Semi-Arid Environments Managing Soil and Cropping Systems for Efficient Water Use Mass-Cryopreservation of Insect Embryos for Development of Back-Up Repositories for Production Facilities Mechanistic Process-Level Crop Simulation Models for Research and on-Farm Decision Support Microbial and Genetic Resources for Biological Control and High-Value Uses Modeling the Impacts of Land-Applied Municipal Biosolids on Ecosystem Services Across Urban, Agricultural, and Wildlife Interfaces Molecular Developmental Genetics of Pollen and Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Crop Plants Molecular Diagnostics for Plant Pathogens Molecular Resources for the Improvement of Tropical Crops Molecular Tools to Minimize Risk in Genetically Engineered Crops New Methods and Instruments for Analysis of Contaminants in Food and the Environment Nitrogen Fertilizer for Free: Accounting for Mineralizable Nitrogen in the Soil Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service (Ams) to Store Pvp Plant Material Novel Technologies and Techniques for the Detection of Residues, Toxins, and Other Chemicals in Foods Npgs Georeference Project Operating and Developing the Germplasm Resources Information Network for the U.S. Genetic Resources Program Optimal Sampling Designs to Estimate Spatially Distributed Remote Sensing Data Optimization and Technology Transfer of An Advantageous Method to Monitor Veterinary Drug Residues in Slaughtered Animals to Meet Fsis Needs Perchlorate Accumulation in Ozone-Sensitive and Tolerant Plants Perchlorate Accumulation in Ozone-Sensitive and Tolerant Snap Beans Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Studies on Pterostilbene Phaseolus Core Collection Evaluation for Bacterial Wilt Reaction Phytonutrient Biochemistry, Physiology, and Transport Phytonutrient Biochemistry, Physiology, and Transport Plan for Tomorrow: Poultry Litter Application on New Sites Plant Exploration in Guatemala to Collect Black Walnut Germplasm for Crop Improvement Plant Exploration in the New Mexico-Arizona Region to Collect Chenopodium Germplasm for Crop Improvement Plant Exploration in the Southwestern United States to Collect Sunflower Germplasm for Crop Improvement Plant Exploration in Upper Mesopotamia, Turkey to Collect Herbaceous Ornamental Germplasm Plant Explorations to Acquire Crop Genetic Resources Predicting Interactive Effects of Co2, Temperature, and Other Environmental Factors on Agricultual Productivitiy Preservation and Quality Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Primary and Backup Storage of National Tree Seed Laboratory Material at National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation Production and Use of Shiitake Mushrooms and Other Specialty Crops Production of Low and High Temperature Biochars from Crop Feedstocks Production, Stabilization, and Formulation of Microbial Agents and Natural Products Quality Assurance Audits for Good Laboratory Practices Compliance Reducing Nitrate Losses from Agricultural Fields with Subsurface Drainage Research to Develop Strategies and Technologies for Preserving Plant Genetic Diversity in Ex Situ Genebanks Research, Acquisition, Management, and Documentation of Plant Genetic Resources Resources for Identification of Plant Disease Resistance Regulatory Sequences, Genes and Signaling Components for Crop Protection Strategies Risk Assessment and Propagation Techniques for Potential Gmo Plants Salinity and Trace Element Management for Crop Production in Irrigated Agricultural Systems Social Implications of Alternative Farming Systems Source, Fate, and Transport of Non-Point Source Pollutants in Small Agricultural Headwater Streams in the Southeast Usa Soyface Global Change Research Spatial Variability and Management Influences on Cotton Production Storage of Black Ash from Indian Tribal Land in the Lake States Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production Systems Strip-Tillage with Rye Cover Crop for Corn: Overcoming Soil, Weather and Management Limitations in Coastal Plain Soil of Georgia Study of True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Agricultural Importance Study the Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Am) Fungi in Carbon Sequestration and Food Quality Support of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (Brdc) Support of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (Brdc) Support to the National Plant Genetic Resources Program of Armenia Sustainable Cropping Systems for Harvesting Corn Stover for Biomass Synthesis of Findings from the Ceap Watershed Assessment Study Systematics of Beetles Important to Agriculture, Arboriculture, and Biological Control Systematics of Moths, Leafhoppers, and True Bugs of Importance to Agricultural, Forest, and Ornamental Plants Taxonomy and Genetic Diversity Assessment of Landscape Trees and Shrubs The Collection and Conservation of Cultivated and Wild Crop Genetic Resources The Conservation of Forest Trees from the U.S. and Canada The Exchange and Conservation of Genetic Resources Between Brazil and the U.S. The Impact of Proper Organic Fertilizer Management in Production Agriculture Trace Gas Exchanges in Midwest Cropping Systems Transgene Management Through Site-Specific Recombination Ultrastructural Changes in Plant Tissues Induced by Cryoprotective Treatments Use of Fgd Gypsum to Improve Crop and Forage Production on Erodible Soils of the South Use of Spent Foundry Sand: Assessment of Transport and Availability of Trace Metal and Organic 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