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                        Conservation and Utilization of Tropical and Subtropical Tree Fruit, Cacao and Bamboo Genetic Resources
                                    Enhancement of Sorghum Genetic Diversity for Disease Resistance and Key Agronomic Traits
                                    Genetic Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Common Bean through Genetic Diversity and Accelerated Phenotyping
                                    Seed Increase, Evaluation, and Phytosanitary Assessment of Quarantined and Tropically-adapted Genetic ResourcesSearch small
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Research Programs and Projects at this LocationARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.
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         Appropriated Projects Only   Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement
                           (NP #301)Conservation and Utilization of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Cacao, Coffee, and Bamboo Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information
                              (In-House Appropriated)Enhancing Genetic Resilience of Common Bean through Plant Breeding
                              (In-House Appropriated)Seed Increase, Evaluation, and Phytosanitary Assessment of Tropically-Adapted Genetic Resources
                              (In-House Appropriated)Uncovering New Sources of Disease Resistance in Tropical Sorghum Germplasm
                              (In-House Appropriated)Developing High-throughput Phenotyping and Genomic Resources for Adaptation to Dryland Conditions in the USDA Tepary Bean Germplasm
                              (Cooperative Agreement)Evaluation of Cacao Performance Trials in Hawaii
                              (Cooperative Agreement)Breeding and Seed Increase of Soybean for North Carolina
State University
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Coffee leaf rust: establishing groundwork to identify pathogen races, host resistance and Biological control in Puerto Rico.
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)PLANT BREEDING PARTNERSHIP: Transforming Phaseolus breeding via genome-enabled interspecific trait discovery and introgression
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Reducing avocado losses to major challenges by improving resistance selection and disease management using next generation technologies
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Student Career in Agricultural Research, Learning, and Extension Training (SCARLET)
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Evaluation of Improved Cacao (Theobroma cacao) and Coffee Materials for Agronomic Performance and Reaction to Diseases
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Identifying Coffee Varieties Resistant to Coffee Fruit Rot and Understanding Disease Progression
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Identifying Fusarium Species that are Emerging Pathogens of Coffee Fruit Rot
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Increasing Common Bean Productivity in Tanzania
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Production of Cacao Mild Mosaic Virus-Free Plants from the Cacao Germplasm Collection by Somatic Embryogenesis and Virus Screening
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Screening of the NPGS Tepary Bean Collection for Response to the Common Bean Weevil
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Field Verification and Characterization of Musa Germplasm Maintained in Vitro and Cryopreservation at the Intl Musa Germplasm Transit Centre(ITC)
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Identifying New Sources of Resistance to Mango Anthracnose
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Crop Production
                           (NP #305)Conservation and Utilization of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Cacao, Coffee, and Bamboo Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information
                              (In-House Appropriated)Coffee leaf rust: establishing groundwork to identify pathogen races, host resistance and Biological control in Puerto Rico.
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Reducing avocado losses to major challenges by improving resistance selection and disease management using next generation technologies
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Student Career in Agricultural Research, Learning, and Extension Training (SCARLET)
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Identifying Coffee Varieties Resistant to Coffee Fruit Rot and Understanding Disease Progression
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Identifying Fusarium Species that are Emerging Pathogens of Coffee Fruit Rot
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Production of Cacao Mild Mosaic Virus-Free Plants from the Cacao Germplasm Collection by Somatic Embryogenesis and Virus Screening
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Field Verification and Characterization of Musa Germplasm Maintained in Vitro and Cryopreservation at the Intl Musa Germplasm Transit Centre(ITC)
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Identifying New Sources of Resistance to Mango Anthracnose
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)


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