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ARS Home Crop Production and Protection Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement Research





- Peter Bretting
- Jack Okamuro
- Roy Scott
- Joseph Munyaneza
- Tim Rinehart
- Controlling Insect Pests
- Developing New Crop Varieties with Enhanced Traits and Disease Resistance
- Expanding Public Access to Agricultural Information
- Safeguarding the Food Supply
- NPGS Plan
- Annual Reports
- Procedures & BMPs for GE Traits in Plant Germplasm and Breeding Lines
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- List of Project Annual Reports in this program

**Listed below are the Annual Reports for currently active projects directly assigned to this National Program.**  Project Annual Reports from National Program 301

                                        GrainGenes- A Global Data Repository for Small GrainsWestern Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics ResearchAlbany, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop BiotechnologyWestern Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics ResearchAlbany, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic StressesWestern Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics ResearchAlbany, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Developmental and Environmental Control Mechanisms to Enhance Plant ProductivityPlant Gene Expression CenterAlbany, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Enhancing Crop Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Through Understanding the Microbiome and Immune Signaling MechanismsPlant Gene Expression CenterAlbany, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management of Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Data for Crops Adapted to Arid Lands and Regeneration of Germplasm with Special Climate NeedsSan Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center: Office of The DirectorParlier, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Understanding and Improving Salinity Tolerance in Specialty CropsAgricultural Water Efficiency and Salinity ResearchRiverside, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Improvement of Lettuce, Spinach, Celery, Melon, and Related SpeciesCrop Improvement and Protection ResearchSalinas, CAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Conservation, Management, and Genetic Improvement of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Nut, and Beverage Crop Germplasm for the Pacific RegionDaniel K. Inouye U.s. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: Tropical Plant Genetic Resources and Disease ResearchHilo, HIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Enhancing Barley and Oat Productivity, Quality, and Stress ResistanceSmall Grains and Potato Germplasm ResearchAberdeen, IDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Improvement of Potato for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Tuber Qualities for the Western United StatesSmall Grains and Potato Germplasm ResearchAberdeen, IDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management of Diverse Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information in the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Small Grains CollectionSmall Grains and Potato Germplasm ResearchAberdeen, IDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Decipher Molecular Mechanisms for Genetic Variations in Agronomically Important Traits to Improve Sugar Beet Disease Resistance and YieldNorthwest Irrigation and Soils ResearchKimberly, IDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Conservation and Utilization of Temperate-Adapted Fruit, Nut, and Other Specialty Crop Genetic ResourcesNational Clonal Germplasm RepositoryCorvallis, ORAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Improvement of Blackberry, Red and Black Raspberry, and BlueberryHorticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement ResearchCorvallis, ORAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Resource and Information Management for Pulse, Temperate Forage Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Grasses, Sugar, Ornamental, and Other CropsPlant Germplasm Introduction and Testing ResearchPullman, WAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Potato Germplasm Development for Improved Sustainability, Disease Resistance, Nutrition, and QualityTemperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable ResearchWapato, WAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Curation and Research to Safeguard and Expand Collections of Plant and Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive InformationCenter for Agricultural Resources Research: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation ResearchFort Collins, COAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Sugarbeet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic, Genomic, Physiological, and Phytopathological ApproachesEdward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sugarbeet Research UnitFargo, NDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Modern Breeding Approaches for Sorghum Hybrid Improvement and Molecular Analysis of Grain Traits Critical to End-use QualitySouthern Plains Agricultural Research Center: Crop Germplasm ResearchCollege Station, TXAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Pecan Breeding and Management of the National Collection of Carya Genetic ResourcesSouthern Plains Agricultural Research Center: Crop Germplasm ResearchCollege Station, TXAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Development of Climate Resilient Germplasm and Management Tools for Sustainable Row Crop ProductionCropping Systems Research Laboratory: Plant Stress and Germplasm Development ResearchLubbock, TXAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Improvement of Sorghum Traits that Advance Agricultural Productivity and Climate ResilienceCropping Systems Research Laboratory: Plant Stress and Germplasm Development ResearchLubbock, TXAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management and Characterization of Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive InformationNational Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology ResearchPeoria, ILAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Coordinated Analysis of Soybean Breeding GermplasmNational Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Bio-oils ResearchPeoria, ILAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2021
                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023Maintenance, Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhancement of Genetic Resources in the National Soybean Germplasm CollectionSoybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics ResearchUrbana, ILAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management, Utilization, and Distribution of Maize Genetic Stocks and Associated Descriptive InformationSoybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics ResearchUrbana, ILAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Enhancing Photosynthesis for Agricultural Resiliency and SustainabilityGlobal Change and Photosynthesis ResearchUrbana, ILAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Designing Soybeans with Enhanced Seed Quality, Plant Health Traits and Climate ResilienceCrop Production and Pest Control ResearchWest Lafayette, INAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Maize Production with Crop Growth Models and Cross Compatibility SystemsCorn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Leveraging Crop Genetic Diversity and Genomics to Improve Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in SoybeanCorn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023MaizeGDB - Database and Computational Resources for Maize Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding ResearchCorn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Regulatory Networks in Cereal Host-Fungal Pathogen InteractionsCorn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023SoyBase and the Legume Information System - Information Infrastructure and Research for Legume Crop ImprovementCorn Insects and Crop Genetics ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management of Crop Genetic Resources and Descriptive InformationPlant Introduction ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Novel Strategies for Durable Disease Resistance in Wheat and OatPlant Science ResearchSt. Paul, MNAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Adaptation of Grain Crops to Varying Environments Including Climates, Stressors, and Human UsesPlant Genetics ResearchColumbia, MOAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Soybean Seed Composition, Plant Productivity, and Resilience to Climate Change Through Biological Network ModificationPlant Genetics ResearchColumbia, MOAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Redesigning Soybeans for a Resilient Future of Food, Feeds, and Bio-IndustryPlant Genetics ResearchColumbia, MOAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Harnessing Multi-omics for Augmenting Seed Quality and Stress Tolerance in BarleyCereal Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Cranberry Genetics, Physiology, and Insect ManagementVegetable Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Hemp Genomics, Gene Discovery, Trait Analyses, and BioinformaticsVegetable Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023Introgression of Disease Resistance and Tuber Quality Traits from Wild Species Relatives into Diploid Cultivated PotatoVegetable Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management of Potato Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive InformationVegetable Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Trait Discovery, Genetics, Genomics, and Enhancement of Cucumis, Daucus, and Allium GermplasmVegetable Crops ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Conservation, Management, Characterization, and Distribution of Subtropical and Tropical Ornamental Genetic ResourcesSubtropical Horticulture ResearchMiami, FLAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Resource and Information Management and Genetic Improvement of Germplasm for Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Sugarcane, and Related GrassesSubtropical Horticulture ResearchMiami, FLAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023An Integrated Approach for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, Documentation, and DistributionPlant Genetic Resources Conservation ResearchGriffin, GAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genomic Dissection and Molecular Characterization of Fiber Quality Traits for Cotton Variety ImprovementSouthern Regional Research Center: Cotton Fiber Bioscience and Utilization ResearchNew Orleans, LAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Disease Resistance and Horticultural Characteristics of Watermelon, Broccoli, and Leafy BrassicasVegetable ResearchCharleston, SCAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Conservation and Utilization of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Cacao, Coffee, and Bamboo Germplasm and Associated Descriptive InformationTropical Crops and Germplasm ResearchMayaguez, PRAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Seed Increase, Evaluation, and Phytosanitary Assessment of Tropically-Adapted Genetic ResourcesTropical Crops and Germplasm ResearchMayaguez, PRAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Curation, Modernization, and Information Management of the U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium CollectionsNational Arboretum: Floral and Nursery Plants ResearchWashington, DCAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Manage, Expand, and Evaluate the U.S. National Collection of Temperate-adapted Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm and Associated Descriptive DataNational Arboretum: Floral and Nursery Plants ResearchWashington, DCAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Resources Acquisition, Conservation, International Exchange, and Taxonomic Expertise in Support of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm SystemBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: National Germplasm Resources LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Operate and Improve the GRIN-Global Information Management System and Other GRIN Websites to Support USDA/ARS Genetic Resource CollectionsBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: National Germplasm Resources LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics TechnologiesBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular BiologyBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Proteomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Quality Traits in Soybeans, Beans, and Agricultural ProductsBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Expansion and Improvement of Plant-Associated Fungal Resources and Associated Descriptive Data in the U.S. National Fungus Collections and DatabasesBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Utilization of Hemp Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive InformationPlant Genetic Resources ResearchGeneva, NYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Development of Improved Apple Rootstocks with Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic StressesPlant Genetic Resources ResearchGeneva, NYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Management and Development of Apple, Cold-Hardy Grape, and Tart Cherry Genetic Resources and Associated InformationPlant Genetic Resources ResearchGeneva, NYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Biochemistry and Physiology of Crop Adaptation to Soil-Based Abiotic StressesRobert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Plant, Soil and Nutrition ResearchIthaca, NYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genetic Regulation of Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality and Maturation and Technology DevelopmentRobert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Plant, Soil and Nutrition ResearchIthaca, NYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Superior Fruit Tree Cultivars for Orchard Resilience, Sustainability, and Consumer AppealAppalachian Fruit Research Laboratory: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and ProtectionKearneysville, WVAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023


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