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ARS researchers have developed a tool that can provide more precise answers that lead to healthier plants and greater yields.

ARS scientists are examining one of the things that makes sorghum naturally resistant to weeds — a natural herbicide the plant secretes from its roots.

A team from ARS and the University of Minnesota tested soil additives containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in a 3-year field study.

ARS scientists in collaboration with Israeli partners, developed a new formulation to protect beneficial fungi and nematodes from UV radiation.

ARS researchers tested natamycin as a postharvest treatment to control and reduce fruit rot in blueberries.

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.

Researchers are developing techniques to trap and transfer earwigs from stone fruit orchards to the pome fruit orchards where they are beneficial.

A team of ARS researchers is providing farmers in Hawaii with new apps to help manage threats to their crops.

Scientists at the Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, OH, are discovering that silicon could be a key contributor to agriculture.

ARS scientists have developed yellow bean varieties that contain more absorbable iron.

ARS researchers recently developed and released three new pea cultivars that can be grown in the cooler months.

In recent years, farmers in the southeastern United States have struggled with the invasive guava root-knot nematode.

Scientists have identified a tomato gene that's responsible for the softening process in the fruit as it matures, and found a way to inhibit the gene, keeping tomatoes firmer, longer.

ARS researchers examined rhododendron plants growing in native stands, looking for microbes that cause diseases that affect other plants.

Researchers developed a forecast tool to determine which areas have the highest probability of a large rangeland fire.

Research at the ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center revealed that consuming a new type of wheat may help control blood sugar.

ARS and University of California-Berkeley scientists are evaluating the potential of a parasitoid wasp to control the fruit fly, spotted wing drosophila.

Scientists are producing new strains of cotton that offer both quality and abundance.

ARS scientists are combatting pests and diseases affecting avocado production in the U.S.

ARS scientists found that methyl benzoate can repel, and even kill, other insects and pests, including the spotted wing drosophila fly.

A new variety of sugarcane has high fiber content, excellent regrowth ability, high stalk population, cold tolerance, disease resistance, and excellent biomass yield.

ARS has been a central player in the Wheat Productivity Enhancement Program for Pakistan, a decade-long international collaboration.

Learn about the Keepsake strawberry developed by ARS

Scientists are using dogs to sniff out citrus orchards for the devastating pathogen HBL, also known as Citrus Greening.

Researchers found a way to distinguish between two citrus diseases that are similar in appearance, but dangerously different.

A way to control mold while keeping the strawberries fresh and tasty.

ARS scientists recently released “Contender” peanut, which is high in oleic fatty acids.

The National Plant Germplasm System--a collection of seeds, cuttings, bud wood, rootstocks, and other plant material--has had over 209,700 accessions shipped to 81 countries.

ARS researchers decided to examine the genetics that underpin broccoli's ability to cope with heat stress.

ARS researchers in Oregon have bred more than 20 varieties of hops since the 1950s.

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes—'Clearwater Russet' and 'Blazer Russet'—that will be used by McDonald's for French fries.

ARS scientists and collaborators developed and released the new OLé peanut.