Index of Plants

Table of Contents

Adaptation (field/forage/veg. crops, weeds)

Competition/survival; Species distribution: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Adaptation to stress: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Aging/senescence (hort. crops), postharvest

Biochemistry; Ethylene/hormone action: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)
Inhibitors of; Respiration: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)
Ethylene biosynthesis/receptors/polyamines: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Biological Control/Plant Pathogens
Contact R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory)

Ornamentals: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Molecular Biocontrol: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Biodiversity databases
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botony & Mycology Laboratory)

Phytoplasmas: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Biological Waste (agri., munic., agro-indst.)

Crop sensitivity to heavy metals

For Production of agri./hort. crops: Contact C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)
Revegetation/land reclamation with: Contact C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)

Microbiology: Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory) / C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)
Pathogen Reduction: Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)
Odor Control: Contact C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)

Cell Culture

Tissue culture (tomato, potato)
Foreign genomes introduction: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Climate Change
Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Crop Diversification

New crops: Contact A.K. Stoner (National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)
Woody landscape plants: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
New Floral Crops: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Disease Control, Natural Plant Products Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Biorationals: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Ecology, Microbial
Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Soil: Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)

Electron Microscopy

Cryo-technology; Freeze etching: Contact D.J. Chitwood (Nematology Laboratory)
Scanning/Transmission: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Environmental Modification/Control

Growth rooms/chambers; Lighting: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Measurement instruments; Principles of greenhouses: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Temperature/humidity: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Flowers/Plants (see Ornamentals)

Postharvest preservation; Storage: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)
Variety improvement/new crops: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Disease and Virus detection: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Use in the Landscape: Contact E.L. Ley (U.S National Arboretum)

Forage Legumes
Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Alfalfa: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Annual Medics: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Insect Pests: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Fruit Diseases

Bacterial/viral; Fungal (small fruits): Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Postharvest: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory) / A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Fruits/Fruit Trees

Disease screening: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Germplasm collection/introduction: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Dwarf; Physiology/metabolism: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Postharvest physiology/quality evaluation/maintenance: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory) / A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Propagation/tissue culture

Apple: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Peach: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)

Quality, environmental effects on; Soil: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Factors in nutrition: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Taxonomy: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Virus indexing: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)

Fungi, Pathogenic/Nonpathogenic Cytology; Ecology; Life history; Taxonomy
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Fungi, Symbiotic
Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)

Genetics & Breeding

Alfalfa: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Apples: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Bean disease resistance: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Berries: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Chimeras: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Forage grasses: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Genome mapping: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Grapes: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Mushrooms: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Ornamentals: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Peaches; Pears: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)
Potatoes: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Resistance/tolerance to stress: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Small grains: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Soybeans

Disease resistance; Insect resistance: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Nitrogen fixation/nodulation: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Seed quality: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Tomatoes: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Trees, shrubs, woody plants: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Turf: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Vegetables, other: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Germplasm (all plants)

Beans: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Collection/introduction: Contact A.K. Stoner (National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)
International Exchange: Contact A.K. Stoner (National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)
Fungi: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)
Herbaceous materials: Contact E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)
Woody landscape/trees/shrubs: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Herbaceous Landscape Plants
Contact E.L. Ley (U.S National Arboretum)

Herbarium
Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Herbicides

Fate in Soils: Contact R.A. Davis (Pesticide Research Staff)

Mechanism of action: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Movement through plant membranes: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)

Degradation of: Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)

Hormones (see Plant Growth Regulators)
Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory) / A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Horticultural Crop Production Equipment

Energy efficient culture systems

Greenhouses/plant lighting facilities: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
light/radiation systems: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Insect And Disease Resistance Of Woody Landscape Plants
Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Instrumentation

Composition analysis; Defect detection: Contact Y.R. Chen (Instrumentation and Sensing Laboratory)
Quality evaluation; Classification: Contact Y.R. Chen (Instrumentation and Sensing Laboratory)

Instruments

Computerized spectrophotometers; Image processing system; Optical probes; Vibration analyzer: Contact Y.R. Chen (Instrumentation and Sensing Laboratory)

Landscape Plants (ornamental)
Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit) and E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)

Legumes

Cover crops: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Edible (beans, other): Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Soybeans, alfalfa, clover: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Molecular Plant Pathology
Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Molecular Systematics
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Mushrooms (wild), Poisonous/Nonpoisonous
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Mycoplasma-Iike Organisms (Spiroplasmas)
Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Names
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Narcotic Plants
Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory) / R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory) / V.R. Reddy (Remote Sensing & Modeling Laboratory) / A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

National Collections of Woody Plants
Contact E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum) and R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

National Collection of Symbiotic Microbes (Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium)
Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

U.S. National Fungus Collections

Plant Names: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)
National Foundation Seed Project: Contact J. Elgin (jhe@ars.usda.gov)

Nematodes

Free living soil, taxonomy/biology: Contact D.J. Chitwood (Nematology Laboratory)
Ultrastructure: Contact D.J. Chitwood (Nematology Laboratory)

Nitrogen Fixation

Grass-Spirillium; Rhizobium species/strains: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Soybean-Rhizobium: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Nomenclature

Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory) and R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Cultivar Registration:

Contact E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)

Oilseed, Soybean

Crops/diseases; Plant breeding: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Gene mapping; Nitrogen fixation/nodulation: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Ornamentals (see Flowers)

Chemical treatments: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Germplasm collection/introduction: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit) and E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)

Ornamental Diseases (bacterial, fungal, viral)

Florist and nursery crops: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Ornamental-Introductions

Florist and nursery crops: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit), and E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)

Pest Control Chemicals

Analytical instrumentation/techniques for: Contact D. Shelton (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)
Biorationals: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Pesticides

Chemical nomenclature/common names: Contact G.W. Hanes (Natural Resources Institute)
Computerized data: Contact K.L. Smith (Natural Resources Institute)
Herbicides: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory) / C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)
Insecticides (see Insects: Control): Contact D. Shelton (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)
Phytoplasmas/Diseases: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Photoregulation

Phytochrome: Photoperiod; Genetic control: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Weed seed germination: Contact: J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)

Photosynthesis (field/forage/veg. crops, weeds)

Carbon metabolism/distribution: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Translocation; Genetic control: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Plant Growth

Regulators: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)
Models: Contact V.R. Reddy (Remote Sensing & Modeling Laboratory)
Molecular Research: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Plant Microbe Interaction

Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory) / D. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Roots: Contact P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)

Plant Response/Resistance

Acid/alkaline soils; Air pollutants

Heat/cold, chilling/freezing: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Mineral deficiency/toxicity/drought/UV-B/CO2: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Plant Transformation

Ornamentals/woody landscape: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Potatoes

Physiology/biochemistry; Tissue culture: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Produce

Compositional changes; Handling/packaging

Refrigeration/storage; Shelf life: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)

Radiation Measurement of Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared Radiation
Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Remote Sensing (Field Crops)
Contact V.R. Reddy (Remote Sensing & Modeling Laboratory)

Seedborne Fungal Pathogens/Diseases
Contact R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory)

Seeds

Certification/international trade

Cold tolerances of agronomic seeds: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)
Dormancy/germination; Growth compounds: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)
Protein accumulation; Quality: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Taxonomy: Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)
Woody landscape plants: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Small Grains, Collection/Computerized Data
Contact A.K. Stoner (National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)

Soilborne Disease Control Contact R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory)

Soilborne Pathogens

Contact R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory)

Ornamentals: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Soybeans

Disease resistance: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Genome mapping: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean & Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Forage: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Insect resistance: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Nitrogen fixation/nodulation: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)
Seed quality: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

Stress, Environmental

Field/forage/hort. crops: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)
Testing instruments: Contact S.J. Britz (Climate Stress Laboratory)

Sustainable Agriculture
Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory) / A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory) / P.D. Millner (Soil Microbial Systems Laboratory)

Taxonomy/Nomenclature, Computerized Data
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Woody landscape plants: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Tomatoes Physiology/Biochemistry, Tissue Culture
Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)

Turf, Establishment/Management
Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

USDA-ARS National Rhizobium Resource Center
Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium
Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

U.S. National Seed Herbarium
Contact A.Y. Rossman (Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory)

Vegetable Diseases

Bacterial/fungal/viral: Contact R. Goth (Vegetable Laboratory)
Fungal, soilborne: Contact R.D. Lumsden (Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory)
Nature of resistance; Noninfectious: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Postharvest: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)

Vegetables

Breeding Program: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Edible legumes: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Germplasm collection/introduction: Contact A.K. Stoner (National Germplasm Resources Laboratory)
Postharvest physiology: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory) / A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Postharvest quality evaluation/maintenance: Contact K.C. Gross (Horticultural Crops Quality Laboratory)
Resistance- Disease/Insects: Contact A.K. Mattoo (Vegetable Laboratory)
Virus indexing: Contact R.H. Zimmerman (Fruit Laboratory)

Viruses

Diseases of Plants

Cucumoviruses/ring spot; Insect-transmitted: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Satellite: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)
Ornamental; Polyviruses: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

Virus-based gene vectors: Contact R.E. Davis (Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory)

Weeds

Control of: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Physiology of; Seed germination: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)
Biological control: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory)

Weed Control Chemicals

Analytical instrumentation/techniques for: Contact J.D. Anderson (Weed Science Laboratory) / C. Hapeman (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)

Woody Landscape Plants

Display gardens: Contact E.L. Ley (U.S. National Arboretum)
Germplasm collections; Propagation: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)
Taxonomy: Contact R.L. Jordan (Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit)

World Rhizobium Study-Collection Center
Ecology; Inocula: Contact D.L. Keister (Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory)

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