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A. Rick Bennett

General Biological Science
Plant Health
rbennett@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6915
Fax: (301) 504-6191
Room 4-2230
5601 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE
GWCC-BLTSVL
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705-5139

Program Teams
   Plant Diseases (303) (leader)
   Methyl Bromide Alternatives (308)

Projects (Appropriated | All ) 134 projects listed
item Control of Perennial and Annual Weeds Umbrella Project
item Replacement of Herbicides and Methyl Bromide by Microbiological Control of Weeds
item Integrated Management and Ecology of Weed Populations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain
item Germplasm Improvement and Virus Diseases of Soybean
item Cereal Genomics and Pathology
item Develop New Or Improved Methods of Hydroponic and Greenhouse Production and Pest Protection
item Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Alaskan Agriculture
item Postharvest Treatments for Quarantine Security and Quality Maintenance of Tropical Commodities
item Rearing and Release Technology for Biological Control & Sterile Insect Releases of Fruit Flies
item Biology, Control, and Areawide Management of Fruit Flies and Other Pests
item Enhanced Disease Resistance and Improved Methods of Plant Selection for Alfalfa and Other Legumes
item Factors Influencing Root Development, Physiology, and Productivity of Horticultural Crops
item Enhancement of Sugarbeet Germplasm for Improved Disease Resistance and Productivity
item Identification, Elucidation, and Use of Disease and Nematode Resistances in Vegetable Crops
item Federal Quarantine for the Importation of Plant Genetic Resources
item Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for Enhancing Energy Yield, Nutrient Availability, and Disease Resistance
item Potato Genetics, Cytogenetics, Disease Resistance & Pre-Breeding Utilizing Wild & Cultivated Species
item Federal Quarantine for International and Domestic movement of Saccharum Genetic Resources
item Genetic Improvement of Citrus
item Genetic Enhancement for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Hard Winter Wheat
item Soybean Genetic Resources Management and Utilization
item Genetic and Cultural Methods to Reduce Soybean Yield Losses to Diseases and Environmental Stress
item Germplasm Enhancement, Genetics and Disease Management of Cool Season Food Legumes
item Development of Potato Varieties and Germplasm with Improved Yield, Quality, Disease and Pest Resistance
item Bean Germplasm Enhancement and Improved Disease Management of Edible Legumes
item Evaluation and Genetic Enhancement of Cole Crop and Cucurbit Germplasm
item Nonchemical Pest Control and Enhanced Sugar Beet Germplasm Via Traditional and Molecular Technologies
item Evaluation, Enhancement, Genetics and Breeding of Lettuce, Spinach, Melon, and Closely Related Species
item Genetic Improvement of Southernpeas and Peppers
item Improvement of Prunus and Vitis Scion and Rootstocks for Fruit Quality and Pest Resistance
item Development of Improved Peanut Germplasm with Resistance to Disease & Nematode Pests
item Sustainable Cropping Systems for the Northeast
item Vegetable and Ornamental Research in the Gulf South
item Molecular Genomics and Rapid Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens and Food Safety Microorganisms
item Genetics, Genomics and Germplasm Development of Hops
item Genetic Enhancement of Potatoes for Nutritional and Processing Quality and for Resistance to Diseases
item Using Genomics and Genetics to Enhance Disease Resistance and Quality in Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat
item Discovery of Antifungal Compounds from Low Value/underutilized Crops and Crop Co-Products
item Etiology and Biology of Diseases Affecting Deciduous Fruit/nut Trees, Grapevine, Oak Trees, and Strawberries
item Emerging Technologies to Maintain Postharvest Quality and Control Decay of Fresh Commodities
item Role of Natural Products in Host Resistance and Integrated Weed Management in Vegetable Crops
item Broadening Resistance of Soybean to Pests and Pathogens
item Pecan Cultivation and Disease Management
item Cropping Systems Research
item Biology and Management of Soilborne Diseases and Soil and Root-Inhabiting Microorganisms
item Evaluation of Pest, Disease Resistance, and Stress Tolerance in Grape and Apple Rootstocks
item Improved Quarantine Procedures for Insect and Mite Pest in Temperate Fruits and Vegetables
item Development of Genetically Diverse, Pest Resistant Sunflower Germplasm
item Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease
item Epidemiology and Control of Xylella Diseases and Their Insect Vectors
item Potato Research
item Disease Control Through the Enhancement of Resistant Sugarcane Germplasm
item Small Fruit and Nursery Research
item Genetic Resources for Identification of Plant Resistance Signaling Components for Crop Protection Strategies
item Disinfest Lettuce of Insects Through Postharvest Treatments and Pre-Harvest Ipm
item Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Resistance to Barley and Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses and Fungi
item Biology and Management of Soilborne Diseases and Soil and Root-Inhabiting Microorganisms
item Control Strategies to Reduce Postharvest Decay of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
item Sustainable Management of Grapevine Diseases and Weeds
item Computational Models for Gene Control Networks in Pseudomonas Syringae
item Biology and Systematics of Fungi and Bacteria That Affect International Trade of Tree Fruit
item Integrated Systems for Control of Preharvest and Postharvest Diseases of Cucurbits
item Epidemiology and Management of Diseases of Grasses Grown for Seed
item Microbial Production and Formulation Technologies for Biocontrol of Fungal Plant Diseases
item Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Strawberry Ornamental, Vine, and Tree Crop Systems in California
item Application of Plant Viral-Based Vectors to the Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies
item Alternatives to Chemical Control for Stored Product and Quarantine Pests of Fresh/dried Fruits and Nuts
item Etiology and Biology of Diseases Affecting Deciduous Fruit/nut Trees, Grapevine, Oak Trees, and Strawberries
item Improvement of Disease Resistance and the Quality of Peanut
item Cultural and Genetic Methods to Manage Reniform Nematode in Cotton
item Biological and Chemical Disease Control and Development of Agronomic Systems for Cacao and Alternative Crops
item Enhancing Resistance to Root Rot Pathogens of Soybean
item Exotic Pathogens of Citrus
item Identification, Elucidation, and Use of Disease and Nematode Resistances in Vegetable Crops
item Molecular and Morphological Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
item Development of Virus-Free Potato Germplasm
item Molecular Biology of Agriculturally-Important Viroids
item Genome-Based Detection and Identification of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas, Spiroplasmas, and Vascular Bacteria
item Cooperative Research on Citrus Tristeza Virus and Other Exotic Citrus Diseases
item Wheat Virus Gene Function & Population Biology
item Biological Technologies As Alternatives to Chemicals for Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogens
item Ecologically Sound Management of Nematodes and Virus Diseases Affecting Potato and Grain Crops
item Management of Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable Pests Using Quarantine Alternatives
item Develop Postharvest Chemical and Non-Chemical Mb Alternatives for Quality Maintenance of Fresh California Grown Commodities
item Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Fungal Disease Resistance in Grain Crops
item Sustainable Systems for Control of Soilborne Diseases in Tree Fruit Agro-Ecosystems
item Effect of Apoplastic Oxidative Metabolism on Host-Pathogen Recognition and Resistance
item Plant-Parasitic Nematode Control: Endogenous Development, Genetic and Biochemical Targets
item Biological Control of Fusarium Wilt and Other Soilborne Plant Pathogenic Fungi
item Sclerotinia Diseases
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
item Pathogen Biology, Genetics, Population Dynamics, Spread, and Relationship with Hosts and Vectors
item Systematics of Biocontrol Fungi: Trichoderma and Hypocrea
item Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Agronomic, Vegetable, and Forage Crops Grown in the Southeast
item Improving Efficacy of Fumigants by Promoting Uniform Dispersion in Soil and Minimizing Emissions to the Atmosphere
item Control of Rusts of Wheat and Barley
item Biology and Control of Sugarcane Diseases by Screening for Resistant Germplasm
item Chemically Based Methods As Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Postharvest and Quarantine Pests
item Molecular Analysis of Plant Host Recognition of Magnaporthe Grisea
item Development of Detection and Protection Technologies for Viruses and Bacteria of Major Significance to Ornamental and Nursery Crops
item Integrated Management of Virus Diseases of Small Fruit Crops
item Molecular and Morphological Systematics and Identification of Important Plant Parasitic Nematodes
item Identification, Characterization, and Control of New and Emerging Insect-Transmitted Plant Pathogens
item Identification and Characterization of Emerging Foreign Plant Pathogenic Fungi
item Biologically-Based Management of Vegetable Crop Diseases
item Domestic, Exotic and Emerging Diseases of Citrus, Vegetables and Ornamentals (Deed)
item Identification, Molecular Characterization, and Detection of Foreign and Newly Emerging Domestic Bacteria
item Nematode and Disease Management of Deciduous Fruits
item Characterization of Soybean Pathogens and Disease Management
item Biologically-Based Management of Fire Blight of Apple and Pear Trees
item Enhancing Disease Protection in Sugarbeet Using Proven and Emerging Biotechnologies
item Microbes, Natural Products, and Amendments for Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
item Biology and Control of Foliar and Fruit Diseases of Horticultural Crops
item Biology, Etiology, Genetics, and Control of Virus Diseases of Corn
item Improvement and Genotyping of Cereal Germplasm and Epidemiology of Cereal Diseases
item Pathogen Population Biology and Genomics, and Host Resistance for Fusarium Head Blight of Cereals
item Genetics, Population Biology and Host-Parasite Interactions of Cereal Rust Fungi and Their Diseases
item Genetic and Cultural Methods to Manage Cyst Nematode in Soybean
item Control of Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Pathogens of Cotton
item Using Electron Microscopy Technology to Solve Agricultural Problems
item Host-Pathogen Interactions in Barley and Wheat
item Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Management of Soilborne Pathogens in Ornamental Crops
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Molecular Approaches to Understanding Host Resistance and Pathogen Variability for Improving Potato Disease Management
item Characterization and Epidemiology of Citrus Tristeza in California
item Phylogeny in Stagonospora Nodorum and S. Avenae, Causal Agents of Septoria Leaf Spot Diseases in Wheat
item Control of Pathogens in Strawberry and Vegetable Production Systems
item Biology, Biological Control and Molecular Genetics of Root Diseases of Wheat and Barley
item Management of Pre-and Postharvest Diseases of Fruit
item Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation for Vegetable and Floriculture Production
item Protection of Subtropical & Tropical Agriculture Commodities & Ornamentals from Exotic Insects
item Genetics of the Pathogen-Host Interaction in Snap Bean, Tomato and Potato
item Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Vector Biology of Sugarbeet and Vegetable Viruses
 
 
 
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