ARS researchers have found a way to take the fear out of weed potential for farmers.
Protecting Our Nation's Crops
ARS researchers aim to ensure that Americans continue to enjoy the most abundant, affordable, safe, and nutritious food supply in history. The research delivers science-based information, genetic resources, and technologies for increased crop productivity, economically and environmentally sustainable methods of crop production, and protection from plant diseases and pests. ARS has a National Program Area dedicated to this research: Crop Production & Protection.
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Using AI to Improve Wine Grape Quality
ARS researchers are employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help wine grape growers enhance the quality of their grapes.
ARS Introduces Purple Rain as the “Prince” of Ornamental Peppers
ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD, have made an exciting development – they have propagated a “prince” of an ornamental pepper, called Purple Rain.
ARS Scientists Use AI to Help U.S. Farmers
ARS researchers are harnessing the power of AI to enhance the efficiency and resilience of our most important crops.
A-Maize-Ing Change: CERCA Aims to Transform Corn Agriculture
ARS researchers throughout the United States are helping growers innovate corn agriculture to boost yields, lower costs, and reduce environmental impacts.
Shining a Light on Food Safety
ARS researchers in Wyndmoor, PA, are working to combat potential E-coli risks that can occur when consuming postharvest Romaine lettuce.
Helping Growers Fight Citrus Greening Disease
ARS researchers in Fort Pierce, FL, are advancing research that will contribute to combatting a disease that has been devastating the U.S. citrus industry.
Beans That Help Prevent Iron Deficiency
ARS scientists have developed yellow bean varieties that contain more absorbable iron.
New Tool Fights Citrus Greening Disease
Developed by ARS's researchers, symbiont technology can be delivered to citrus trees in the field and is scalable from a few to millions of trees.
New Tool for Addressing Water Scarcity
An ARS research team along with the Southwest Climate Hub in Las Cruces, NM, developed a resource called The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas.
Now Crops Have an App For That
A team of ARS researchers is providing farmers in Hawaii with new apps to help manage threats to their crops.
Fine-Tuning Plant Performance
ARS researchers have developed a tool that can provide more precise answers that lead to healthier plants and greater yields.
One Plant’s Pest Another Plant’s Benefactor
Researchers are developing techniques to trap and transfer earwigs from stone fruit orchards to the pome fruit orchards where they are beneficial.
A Suit of Armor for Biopesticides
ARS scientists in collaboration with Israeli partners, developed a new formulation to protect beneficial fungi and nematodes from UV radiation.
Sorghum May Help Other Crops
ARS scientists are examining one of the things that makes sorghum naturally resistant to weeds — a natural herbicide the plant secretes from its roots.
Silicon: It’s Not Just for Chips
Scientists at the Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, OH, are discovering that silicon could be a key contributor to agriculture.