Federal, State or Local Government

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, (USDA-ARS)

Conduct research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority

US Horticultural Research Laboratory (USHRL) Fort Pierce, FL

Conduct research to develop new approaches to controlling insects in subtropical fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops

Foreign Disease-Weed Science Unit, Ft. Detrick, MD

Focus on new and emerging plant pathogens that pose a threat to American agriculture and must be kept under containment

US Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, FL

Conduct research in food science and postharvest areas for fresh and processed tropical, subtropical fruits, and vegetables

Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA

Focus on insect-vectored diseases of citrus and grapevine, especially CLas genetic diversity and gene expression

National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Dates, Riverside, CA

Improve collections of citrus genetic resources, including more rapid and efficient characterization, conservation and propagation of material and detection of graft-transmissible pathogens