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Human Nutrition (NP #107)
	Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses (In-House Appropriated)
	Pulse Crop Health Initiative (In-House Appropriated)
	Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Chickpea Genetic Improvement for Drought and Heat Stress Resilient Grain Yield (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Comparative Analysis of Chickpea, Dry Pea, Lentil, and Dry Bean for Human Health Traits (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Develop Efficient, Genotype-independent, Gene-editing Systems for Common Bean and Chickpea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing and Utilizing Functionally Enhanced Pulse Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing Chickpea Cultivars with Radically Improved Nitrogen Fixation Rates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing the Next Generation of Flavonoid Enhanced Dry Beans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Meat Analogues with Germinated Pulse Protein Extracts (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Extraction Methods on Lentil and Dry Beans Extract Composition and Structural Modification (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Roasting Parameters on the Functional and Organoleptic Properties of Lentil Flours (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Enhancing the Nutritional and Functional Traits of Dry Bean Through Metabolomics, Genetics, and Breeding (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Gut Microbiota Dependent and Independent Impacts of Dietary Pulses on Pre- and Postprandial Metabolism and Inflammation in Overweight/Obese Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Impact of Storage on Functionality and Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Improved Short Season Cowpeas and Development of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and Other Phenotyping Tools to Advance Pulse Breeding (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Improving Pulse Protein Properties for Expanded Functionality Using Naturally Derived Polymeric Polyphenols (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Increasing Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Pulses for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Mechanisms of Dry Bean Mediated Anti-Obesogenic Activity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	National Consumer Survey of Pulse Consumption and Views (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimization in the Production of Protein Hydrolysates from Chickpea as Novel Functional Food Ingredients in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimizing Nondulation in Chickpea for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimizing Pulse Protein Functionality (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Leveraging plant-microbe Interactions to Optimize Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Dry Bean (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI – Improving Functional & Nutritional Properties of Pulse Flours by Heat-moisture Treatment & Developing Pasta with Improved Health Benefits (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI – Isolating and Characterizing Protein Fractions from Black Beans and Lentils for use as Novel Oil Structuring Agents (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Protective Effects of Dietary Pulse Flours on the Transgenerational Influence of Maternal Obesity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse Consumption Improves Gut Health, Metabolic Outcomes, and Bone Biomarkers of Post Menopausal Women (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse Resistant Starch: Interplay Between Processing the Microbiome and Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Quantifying, Predicting, and Parallelizing the Examination of Post-digestive Properties of Common Beans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of WY (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Supercritical Fluid Extrusion for Improvement of Flavor and Functionality of Pulse Flours and Protein Concentrates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Sustainable Field Pea Cropping Systems for the Great Plains (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Tailoring Processing Strategies to Produce the New Generation of Chickpea Proteins and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Thermal and Nonthermal Processing of Pulse Protein Concentrates: Impact on Functionality and Nutritional Value (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding the Pulse-Gut Relationship and Its Role in Modifying Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Using Native Rhizobia to Improve Salt-Tolerance in Field Pea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
	Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses (In-House Appropriated)
	Increasing Sugar Beet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic and Physiological Approaches (In-House Appropriated)
	Pulse Crop Health Initiative (In-House Appropriated)
	Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Chickpea Genetic Improvement for Drought and Heat Stress Resilient Grain Yield (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Comparative Analysis of Chickpea, Dry Pea, Lentil, and Dry Bean for Human Health Traits (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Develop Efficient, Genotype-independent, Gene-editing Systems for Common Bean and Chickpea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing and Utilizing Functionally Enhanced Pulse Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing Chickpea Cultivars with Radically Improved Nitrogen Fixation Rates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Developing the Next Generation of Flavonoid Enhanced Dry Beans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Development of Meat Analogues with Germinated Pulse Protein Extracts (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effect of Cercospora Leaf Spot on Sugarbeet Root Storage (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Extraction Methods on Lentil and Dry Beans Extract Composition and Structural Modification (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Effects of Roasting Parameters on the Functional and Organoleptic Properties of Lentil Flours (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Enhancing the Nutritional and Functional Traits of Dry Bean Through Metabolomics, Genetics, and Breeding (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Gut Microbiota Dependent and Independent Impacts of Dietary Pulses on Pre- and Postprandial Metabolism and Inflammation in Overweight/Obese Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identification and Introgression of Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot and Root Maggot for Sugarbeet Improvement (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Impact of Storage on Functionality and Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Improved Short Season Cowpeas and Development of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and Other Phenotyping Tools to Advance Pulse Breeding (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Improving Pulse Protein Properties for Expanded Functionality Using Naturally Derived Polymeric Polyphenols (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Increasing Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Pulses for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Mechanisms of Dry Bean Mediated Anti-Obesogenic Activity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	National Consumer Survey of Pulse Consumption and Views (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	New Strategies for Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot and Rhizomania Diseases of Sugarbeet (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	New Technologies to Study Virus-host Interactions to Identify Strategies for Sugarbeet Viral Disease Management (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimization in the Production of Protein Hydrolysates from Chickpea as Novel Functional Food Ingredients in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimizing Nondulation in Chickpea for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Optimizing Pulse Protein Functionality (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Leveraging plant-microbe Interactions to Optimize Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Dry Bean (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI – Improving Functional & Nutritional Properties of Pulse Flours by Heat-moisture Treatment & Developing Pasta with Improved Health Benefits (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	PCHI – Isolating and Characterizing Protein Fractions from Black Beans and Lentils for use as Novel Oil Structuring Agents (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Protective Effects of Dietary Pulse Flours on the Transgenerational Influence of Maternal Obesity (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse Consumption Improves Gut Health, Metabolic Outcomes, and Bone Biomarkers of Post Menopausal Women (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse Resistant Starch: Interplay Between Processing the Microbiome and Health (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Quantifying, Predicting, and Parallelizing the Examination of Post-digestive Properties of Common Beans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of WY (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Supercritical Fluid Extrusion for Improvement of Flavor and Functionality of Pulse Flours and Protein Concentrates (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Sustainable Field Pea Cropping Systems for the Great Plains (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Tailoring Processing Strategies to Produce the New Generation of Chickpea Proteins and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Thermal and Nonthermal Processing of Pulse Protein Concentrates: Impact on Functionality and Nutritional Value (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding of Storage Diseases in Sugarbeet and Assessing the Quality Problems in the Factory Processing (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding the Pulse-Gut Relationship and Its Role in Modifying Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Using Native Rhizobia to Improve Salt-Tolerance in Field Pea (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
	Increasing Sugar Beet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic and Physiological Approaches (In-House Appropriated)
	Effect of Cercospora Leaf Spot on Sugarbeet Root Storage (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identification and Introgression of Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot and Root Maggot for Sugarbeet Improvement (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	New Strategies for Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot and Rhizomania Diseases of Sugarbeet (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	New Technologies to Study Virus-host Interactions to Identify Strategies for Sugarbeet Viral Disease Management (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Understanding of Storage Diseases in Sugarbeet and Assessing the Quality Problems in the Factory Processing (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
	Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses (In-House Appropriated)
	Improving Potato Postharvest Quality by Identifying and Manipulating Molecular Processes Regulating Tuber Dormancy and Wound-Healing (In-House Appropriated)
	Development of Image Analysis Tools to Quantify Storage Quality Traits (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Elucidating Factors Impacting Skin Set and Periderm Development via Metabolomics and Genomic Analysis (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Wound-Healing Processes to Improve Postharvest Quality of Potato (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Impact of Agronomic and Post-harvest Management Practices on Potato Quality (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integrating Advanced Monitoring Techniques to Mitigate Environmental Factors in Storage Systems to Reduce Postharvest Losses (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integrating Metabolome and Phytohormone Analyses to Investigate Postharvest Physiology of Potato (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Integration of Advanced Technologies for Documenting the Impact of Climate-Induced Stress on Whole Potato Plant Growth and Development (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Monitoring Potato Plant, Root and Tuber Growth via Non-Destructive Means to Identify Key Factors Impacting Climate Adaptability of Cultivars (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Refining Molecular Mechanisms that Control Potato Meristem Dormancy and Tuber Sprouting via Omics (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Utilizing Essential Oils to Control Tuber Sprout Growth – Evaluating Methods to Scale-up for Industrial Applications (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Utilizing Essential Oils to Control Tuber Sprout Growth and Refining Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Meristem Dormancy in Potato (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
	Evaluating Bruising in Storage among Fresh-market and Processing Varieties (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
	National Fry Processing Trials-Part IV (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)

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