A team from ARS and the University of Minnesota tested soil additives containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in a 3-year field study.
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ARS is working with the Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to prevent the northern giant hornet, formerly known as Asian giant hornet, from becoming established in the United States.
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Researchers are developing techniques to trap and transfer earwigs from stone fruit orchards to the pome fruit orchards where they are beneficial.
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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.
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ARS researchers have developed a tool that can provide more precise answers that lead to healthier plants and greater yields.
Mar 27, 2024 -
ARS scientists are examining one of the things that makes sorghum naturally resistant to weeds — a natural herbicide the plant secretes from its roots.
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ARS scientists in collaboration with Israeli partners, developed a new formulation to protect beneficial fungi and nematodes from UV radiation.
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ARS researchers tested natamycin as a postharvest treatment to control and reduce fruit rot in blueberries.
Mar 27, 2024 -
A team of ARS researchers is providing farmers in Hawaii with new apps to help manage threats to their crops.
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Scientists at the Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, OH, are discovering that silicon could be a key contributor to agriculture.
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Researchers determined that winter camelina and pennycress are effective in reducing excess nitrogen and preventing its escape from farmland.
Mar 31, 2021 -
ARS researchers released two new varieties of blackberry: ‘Twilight’ and ‘Hall’s Beauty.’
Mar 25, 2021 -
A team of ARS scientists in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences published the first genome of the invasive spotted lanternfly.
Mar 23, 2021 -
Putting honey bees into indoor cold storage in October rather than November increases their chances of surviving the winter.
Mar 22, 2021 -
Learn about the Keepsake strawberry developed by ARS
Mar 11, 2021 -
ARS is helping lead the mapping of the first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet.
Mar 11, 2021 -
Scientists are using dogs to sniff out citrus orchards for the devastating pathogen HBL, also known as Citrus Greening.
Mar 11, 2021