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Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Baitfish (minnows and shiners)
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Clothing and textiles, general
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Paper and pulp derived products
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Pear
item A General Framework for Cooperation on Horticultural Research Projects
item Bad Apples? Next Generation Postharvest Risk Assessment Tools
item Calibrating Current NE Action Thresholds with Lure-Baited Trap Catch
item Characterization and Detection of Viruses that Impact the Exchange and Curation of Plant Germplasm
item Conservation and Utilization of Temperate-Adapted Fruit, Nut, and Other Specialty Crop Genetic Resources
item Developing Triploid Forms of Maples to Breed for Reduced Invasiveness
item Development of a Rapid-Cycle Breeding Tool for Pear
item Development of a Tissue-Specific Gene Expression Atlas for Bartlett and Anjou Pears
item Development of Conventional and Organic Tools to Manage Postharvest Decay of Pome Fruits
item Efficacy of Natamycin for Control of Mucor Rot in Pear Fruit
item Enhanced Discovery of Genetic Factors Related to Postharvest Fruit Quality Traits
item Enhancement of Apple, Pear, and Sweet Cherry Quality
item Establishment and Evaluation of Diverse Pyrus Germplasm in Key Pear Growing Regions of Washington and Oregon State
item Evaluating Physiology and Gene Expression Following Induced Polyploidy of Specialty Crops
item Evaluating the Potential of Low-Cost Irrigation Automation for Improving Yield and Quality of High-value Vegetable in High Tunnel Production Systems
item Factors mediating long term success in a biological control introduction
item Genetic Engineering of Moth Viruses for Enhanced Insecticidal Efficacy
item Germplasm Evaluation for Fruit Quality and Post-Harvest Traits
item Improved Lure Development and Models to Aid in Eradication of Northern Giant Hornet
item Improving Pyrus Rooting Efficiency
item Integrated Approach to Manage the Pest Complex on Temperate Tree Fruits
item Integrated Production and Automation Systems for Temperate Fruit Crops
item New Controlled Atmosphere Strategies to Extend ‘Bartlett’ Pear Storage
item Novel Control of Codling Moth with RNA Interference
item Patriot Guardens: An Integrated Agriculture and Technology Support Program for Appalachia – Supporting Agreement
item Resolving Inoculum Sources and Evaluating Alternatives to Mitigate Postharvest Diseases, Food Losses, and Mycotoxin Contamination in Apple
item Superior Fruit Tree Cultivars for Orchard Resilience, Sustainability, and Consumer Appeal
item System Approaches Using Genomics and Biology to Manage Postharvest Fruit Decay, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Mycotoxins to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
item Tactics To Improve Natural Enemy Releases In Tree Fruit
item The Development of an Effective Trapping System for the Invasive Greater Banded Hornet, Vespa tropica, in Guam
item The Development of an Effective Trapping System for the Invasive Greater Banded Hornet, Vespa tropica, in Guam
item Transcriptome Sequencing and Enterprise Genome
item Ultra-low O2 CA Strategies to Reduce d’Anjou Storage Disorders
item Ultra-Low O2 CA Strategies to Reduce d’Anjou Storage Disorders
item Uncovering Rootstock Disease Resistance Mechanisms in Deciduous Tree Fruit Crops and Development of Genetics-Informed Breeding Tools for Resistant Germplasm
item Understand and Mitigate Fungicide Resistance in Penicillium spp
item What Factors Impact Mite Outbreaks In Pear?
item Whole Genome, Transcriptome and Comparative Genomics of Postharvest Fungal Plant Pathogens