ARS scientists have developed yellow bean varieties that contain more absorbable iron.
Crop Production & Protection
ARS’s Crop Production and Protection (CPP) program helps ensure that Americans continue to enjoy the most abundant, affordable, safe, and nutritious food supply in history. The research done within CPP 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.
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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.