Sustaining the USDA Symbiota Portal and ARS Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures Collection (ARSEF)

Sponsoring Institution

Agricultural Research Service/USDA

Project Status

ACTIVE

Funding Source

USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

Reporting Frequency

Annual

Accession No.

0447124

Grant No.

(N/A)

Cumulative Award Amt.

(N/A)

Proposal No.

(N/A)

Multistate No.

(N/A)

Project Start Date

Sep 1, 2024

Project End Date

Aug 31, 2025

Grant Year

(N/A)

Program Code

[(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(N/A)
LAWRENCE,KS 66044

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

25%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

75%

Applied

25%

Developmental

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
215	0999	1000	10%
216	1119	1102	10%
215	1310	1120	10%
216	1719	1130	10%
215	1820	1000	10%
216	3110	1102	30%
215	4020	1120	10%
216	4030	1130	10%

Knowledge Area
215 - Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1119 - Deciduous tree fruits, general/other; 1310 - Potato; 1719 - Cotton, other; 0999 - Citrus, general/other; 1820 - Soybean; 4020 - Fungi; 3110 - Insects; 4030 - Viruses;

Field Of Science
1120 - Nematology; 1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1102 - Mycology; 1000 - Biochemistry and biophysics;

Keywords

Goals / Objectives
The objectives of the project are to sustain and advance development of the portal and functional tools for querying the ARSEF biodiversity data

Project Methods
1. Develop full fungal and insect taxonomic hierarchies for specimens. 2. Implement linkage of image data for specimens. 3. Add collecton for host specimens linked to culture specimens and fungal or insect taxonomic hierarchies.