Plants and Crops
Control strategies are continuously being developed by USDA to reduce losses caused by plant diseases, pests, and weeds, which provide an effective system to maintain environmental quality.
Control strategies are continuously being developed by USDA to reduce losses caused by plant diseases, pests, and weeds, which provide an effective system to maintain environmental quality.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts plant breeding activities both internally and through publicly funded programs. USDA conducts plant health research and monitoring and provides resources to protect threats to our food supply and to our Nation's economy.
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Advances in science, many of them from scientists at USDA or through research funded by USDA, have opened up new options for farmers responding to market needs and environmental challenges.
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USDA strives to sustain and enhance economical crop production by developing and transferring sound, research-derived, knowledge to agricultural producers that results in food and fiber crops that are safe for consumption.
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USDA provides technology to manage pest populations and noxious weeds below economic damage thresholds. USDA's Noxious Weed Program seeks to prevent the introduction of non-indigenous invasive plants in the U.S. and to prevent the spread of newly introduced invasive plants.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts plant breeding activities both internally and through publicly funded programs. Plant breeding at the USDA encompasses activities that conduct, sponsor, or analyze the human-aided development of new plant varieties or plant populations.
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USDA conducts plant health research and monitoring and provides resources to protect threats to our food supply and to our Nation's economy.
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