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**Collaborations**
The San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:
                            Optimizing Phosphine for the Future                        
                            Prediction of Navel Orangeworm (NOW) Damage Independent of Mating Disruption                        
                            Postharvest Treatments for Insect Control in California Pomegranates                        
                            Evaluation of ethyl formate fumigation for decay and insect control                        
                            Preserving Sulfuryl Fluoride for Dried Fruit Exports to the European Union                        
                            Preserving Sulfuryl Fluoride for Dried Fruit Exports to the European Union                        
                            Linking Soil Carbon Building Practices to Almond Nutritional Quality                        
                            Memorandum of Understanding Between California State University, Fresno and the Agricultural Research Service                        
                            Almond-Alfalfa Intercropping in Young Orchards for Profitability and Sustainability (CSU)                        
                            Quantifying Dynamic Soil Properties for Soil health in the Central Valley of California                        
                            New Approaches to Extend the Storage and Shelf-Life of Table Grapes                        
                            Breeding and Evaluation of Seedless Table Grapes Including Types Resistant to Powdery Mildew                        
                            Postharvest Treatments to Eliminate Invasive Pests of Concern to the California Table Grape Industry                        
                            Improved Monitoring of Walnut Husk Fly through a New Pheromone Lure                        
                            Postharvest Treatment Development for California Walnuts                        
                            Development of a Rapid and Sensitive Serological Method for Early Detection of Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus in Citrus Groves                        
                            Identification of Novel Central Valley Insect-Attacking Fungi for Biocontrol of Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter and Vine Mealybug                        
                            Pilot Citrus Breeding Research Project at the USDA-ARS San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, CA                        
                            The Detection and Quantification of Residual Sulfuryl Fluoride and Fluoride Ion Resulting From Sulfuryl Fluoride Fumigation                        
                            Postharvest Treatment of Brown Marmorated Stinkbug                        
                            Linking Soil Carbon Building Practices to Almond Nutritional Quality                        
                            Almond-alfalfa Intercropping in Young Orchards for Profitability and Sustainability                        
                            Substrate-borne Vibrational Signals in Intraspecific Communication of the Blue-Green Sharpshooter                        
                            Genomics Based Technology for Identification, Tracking, Surveillance, and Pest Management of Vine Mealybug in Vineyards                        
                            Identification of Novel Central Valley Trichoderma Isolates for Biological Control of Pierce’s Disease in California                        
                            AI/Machine-Learning Software for Measurement of EPG Waveforms from Mosquito Feeding                        
                            Modifications in Rearing and Transport of Novel Orangeworm for Improved Effectiveness of SIT                        
                            Maui Lime Market Access to the Continental United States                        
                            Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Kaweah River Basin Watershed Assessment Study                        
                            Quantifying Dynamic Soil Properties for Soil health in the Central Valley of California                        
                            Opuntia Ficus-Indica: A Highly Water-Use Efficient And Productive Biomass Feedstock For Semi-Arid Lands                        
                            Non Funded Cooperative Agreement Between Parlier Unified School District and the USDA-ARS                        
                            Breeding and Evaluation of Raisin Grapes with Superior Quality Including Disease Resistance and Natural Dry on Vine Types                        
                            A Modeling Assessment of Agricultural Land Groundwater Recharge in the Kaweah River Watershed, California                        
                            Developing the Use of X-ray and eBeam as Safe Alternatives for Sterile Insect Technique to Control Key Lepidoptera Pests in Orchards                        
                            Sterile Navel Orangeworm Technology and Development of an Area-wide IPM Program                        
                            Large-scale Breeding and Evaluation of the Next Generation of Superior Rootstocks for Citrus Production in Regions with Huanglongbing (HLB)                        
                            Almond-Alfalfa Intercropping in Young Orchards for Profitability and Sustainability (Kearney Ag)                        
                            Quantifying Dynamic Soil Properties for Soil Health in the Central Valley of California                        
                            Biology, Monitoring, and Management of Native and Invasive Stink Bugs in Almond Orchards                        
                            Completing the Grapevine Powdery Mildew Resistance Pipeline: From Genes-on-the-Shelf to Sticks-in-the-Ground                        
                            CAP- Advanced Testing and Commercialization of Novel Defensin Peptides and Therapies for HLB Control                        
                            Improving Effectiveness and Sustainability of Gill’s Mealybug Management Program in Pistachio                        
                            Producing Sterile Navel Orangeworm on Demand for Improvement of Pest Management                        
                            Influence of Pistachio Hull Degradation and Shell Split on NOW Egg Deposition and Infestation                        
                            Producing Sterile Navel Orangeworm on Demand for Improvement of Pest Management (Dr. Raman Bansal)                        
                            Improved Control of Navel Orangeworm: Focus on Increasing Insecticide Efficacy using Adjuvants and Improved Timing                        
                            Novel Postharvest Treatments Using Propylene Oxide                        
                            Develop Improved Alfalfa Post-Harvest and Utilization Strategies as Affected by Genetics and Agricultural Practices                        
                            Developing Alfalfa Varieties for a Water-Challenged Future                        
                            Integrating Artificial Intelligence & Computer Learning into the SolaRid Monitoring Device to Create a Comprehensive Decision-Making Support System                        
                            Updating and Enhancing Statistical Analysis Software for EPG of Arthropod Feeding                        
                            Management Practices to Promote Soil Biological Health with Reduced Irrigation Inputs                        
                            Study of the Putative Vectors Associated with Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus (CYVCV) discovered in Tulare County, California                        
                            Development and Evaluation of Attractants for Anastrepha Fruit Flies                        
                            Sterile Navel Orangeworm Technology and Development of an Area-wide IPM program