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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
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
Butter
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Chinese tallow
Citrus, general/other
Clams and mussels
Climate
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
Crawfish
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cultured aquatic animals, general/other
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
Endangered species
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
Grasslands, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Guayule
Gums
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Ice cream
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Invertebrates, general/other
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Marketing, processing, and supply firms other than cooperatives
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
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
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
Sensory evaluation/analysis methods (human senses)
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
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
Potato
item Advancement of Disease Resistant Germplasm using Quantitative Genetics and Marker Assisted Selection
item Advancing Knowledge of the Biology and Etiology of Bacterial Plant Pathogens Towards Management Strategies
item Agricultural Biosecurity: A Versatile High-Throughput Molecular Diagnostic Protocol To Detect Plant Pathogens
item AI-based Morphological Feature Analysis for Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Phytoplasma Diseases in Plants
item Antagonistic interactions between insecticides, fungicides and foliar nutrient blends compromise the efficacy of tank mix partners
item Assessing Chemical Control Options for Aphid-vectored Virus Management
item Assessing Traits or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
item Beet Leafhopper and Associated Pathogens in Columbia Basin
item Beet Leafhopper and Associated Pathogens in Columbia Basin: Impact of Crop Type and Abiotic Factors
item Biology and Management of Invasive Plant Pathogens Affecting Potato and Soybean
item Biopesticides for the Potato Psyllid
item Breeder Seed Increase Site, Weeks Farm Inc.
item Breeding and Selecting Russet and Specialty Varieties with Improved Tuber Qualities, Disease and Pest Resistance, and Sustainability
item Broadening Our Knowledge of Scab Pathogens and Exploring Effective Management Strategies
item Broadening Our Knowledge of Scab Pathogens and Exploring Effective Management Strategies
item Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Psyllid
item Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Psyllid
item Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to the Powdery Scab Pathogen Spongospora subterranea
item Characterization of Potato Mop-Top Virus (PMTV) Reactions in Widely Grown Potato Varities
item Common Scab Pathogen Population Stability and Soil Factors Associated With Disease Suppression
item Comparison of Monitoring Tools for Hemipteran Vectors Entering Potato Fields
item Contributions of Pathogens, Host, and the Microbiome to Susceptibility and Tolerance to Potato Early Dying
item Control of Phytophthora, Powdery Mildew, and Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Production
item Creating improved Methods for Grapevine Regeneration and Editing
item Creating Improved Methods for Grapevine Regeneration and Edting
item Crop Rotation and Development of Resistance for Control of Globodera pallida
item Defining the Impact of Different Foods or Their Components, in the Context of A Western-Style Diet, on Gut Health
item Determining the Threat and Spread of New and Novel South American Ca. Liberibacter Species to North American Potato Crops and Wild Potato Germplasms
item Dev of Better Methods to Det Cultivar Resist to Internal Discoloration from Heat Necrosis, After-Cooking Darkening, Blackheart and Hollow Heart
item Develop an Improved Understanding of Microbe-pathogen Interactions for Biological Control
item Develop Seaweed-Based Packaging Films that are Thermally Processable and Biodegradable
item Developing and Optimizing Pre- and Post- Harvest Technologies to Enhance the Quality of Fruits and Vegetables
item Developing New Tools to Predict Migration of Insect Vectors into Potato Crops
item Developing Novel Strategies for Optimizing Potato Postharvest Storage Quality by Identifying Molecular Processes Regulating Tuber Dormancy, Wound-Healing, and Physiological Aging
item Development and Release of Golden Nematode Resistant Potatoes
item Development and validation of molecular detection tools for the invasive root lesion nematode Pratylenchus fallax
item Development of a Spongospora subterranea and Potato Mop-Top Virus Disease Field for Breeding and Research Purposes
item Development of Biological Control Tools to Manage Insect Vector Borne Plant Pathogens
item Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Based on Virus and Viroid Biology
item Diploid Potato Breeding for Scab Resistance and Heat Tolerance
item Diploid Potato Breeding for Scab Resistance and Heat Tolerance
item Discovery and Application of Click Beetle Attractants for IPM of Wireworms in Potatoes
item Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
item Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops
item Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris
item Engineering Bacterial Biosensors to Detect Potato Pathogens
item Enhancing Integrated Insect Pest Management Strategies for U.S. Potato Production Systems
item Enhancing Potato Resilience To Heat, Drought, and Cold Through Stress Physiology and International Germplasm Collaboration
item Enhancing Soil Health in Potato Production by Applying Soil Amendments and Manipulating Post-Fumigation microbiomes
item Evaluating Phenotypes or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
item Evaluating Verticillium Wilt and Black Dot in Potato, Fungicide Sensitivity, and Development of Genomic Resources
item Evaluating Verticillium Wilt and Black Dot in Potato, Fungicide Sensitivity, and Development of Genomic Resources
item Evaluation of Germplasm of Horticulture and Sugarcrops
item Evaluation of Strawberry Germplasm for Resistance to the Northern Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne hapla)
item Evaluation of Symbiont Technology in Florida Citrus Groves
item Expanding the Limits of Cut Flower Postharvest Longevity
item Expanding the Utility of Direct Dormant Tuber Testing
item Exploring Pathogenicity Factors of Phytoplasma Causing Potato Purple Top Disease in the Northwestern U.S.
item Fast and Accurate Identification of Grapevine Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma Strains via MinION, a Portable Real-Time Device for DNA Sequencing
item Field Performance Evaluation of 497 Novel Primary Dihaploid Potato Lines
item Field Validation of a Quantitative PCR Diagnostic Assay for Common Scab of Potato
item Filling the Pits Caused by Potato Common Scab in North Dakota
item Finding the Origin of Litylenchus Crenatae Mccanni, the Invasive Nematode Causing Widespread Decline of American Beech
item Genetic Improvement of Potato for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Tuber Qualities for the Western United States
item Genomic and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Strategies Used in Plant Pathogen Interactions
item Genomics of Fungi Associated with Invasive Invertebrates
item Genomics, Phenomics, Bioinformatics for Understanding Postharvest Physiology of Potato
item Grapevine Genomics and Biotechnological Research
item Grapevine Genomics and Biotechnological Research Investigating Smoke Taint
item Grove Evaluation of Symbiont Technology
item Hemp-based Fiber Materials, Technology, and Commerce as Drivers for Northwest American Indian Tribal Economic Development
item High Quality Genomic, Systematic, and Diagnostic Resources for the Select Agent Coniothyrium Glycines
item Identification and Manipulation of Potato Genes Involved in Thaxtomin Response to Manage Common Scab Disease
item Identifying Biological Controls of Insect Vectors in Non-Crop Habitats of the Columbia Basin
item Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Wound-Healing Processes to Improve Postharvest Quality of Potato
item Identifying the Sources of Aphids and Aphid-vectored Viruses Afflicting Potato Fields
item Immune Priming of Potato Plants with Thiamin for Management of Common Scab
item Impact of Agronomic and Post-harvest Management Practices on Potato Quality
item Impact of Crop Growth Environment and Postharvest Storage Conditions on Physiological Age of Seed Tubers and Their Yield Performance
item Impact of Microbial Population Levels on Water Uptake in Cut Flowers
item Improved Biologically-Based Methods for Management of Native and Invasive Crop Insect Pests
item Improvement of Pheromone Synthesis for Commercialization to Manage Cucurbit Pests
item Inhibiting Tuber Sprouting with Thermal Fog Application of Emulsions Containing Zinc Nanoparticles
item Integrating Advanced Diagnostic Strategies for Powdery Scab and Potato Mop-Top Virus Detection
item Integrating Advanced Monitoring Techniques to Mitigate Environmental Factors in Storage Systems to Reduce Postharvest Losses
item Integrating Metabolome and Phytohormone Analyses to Investigate Postharvest Physiology of Potato
item Integration of Advanced Technologies for Documenting the Impact of Climate-Induced Stress on Whole Potato Plant Growth and Development
item Integrative Approaches to Understanding How Vector Proteins Affect Plant Defense and Plant-Insect Interactions
item Integrative Genomic and Biological Approaches to Detect and Manage Emerging Foreign Fungal and Oomycete Plant Pathogens
item Interfering with Insect Vector Transmission of Plant Pathogens Using RNA-based Technology
item Introgression of Disease Resistance and Tuber Quality Traits from Wild Species Relatives into Diploid Cultivated Potato
item Management and Biology of Arthropod Pests and Arthropod-borne Plant Pathogens
item Management of Potato Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information
item Managing Fungal Diseases of Potato Using Small RNA and Peptide Applications
item Mediating Insecticide Resistance Development in Colorado Potato Beetle
item Methyl Benzoate and Analogs to Control Mosquitoes of Medical Importance
item Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome
item Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome
item Mitigating Potato Seed Decay and Associated Economic Losses Using Enhanced Suberization Strategy
item Molecular Characterization of Tuber Necrotic Potato Viruses and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Biopesticides in Controlling Powdery Scab and PMTV
item Molecular Characterization, Epidemiology and Management of Potato Corky Ring Spot Disease Caused by Tobacco Rattle Virus
item Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop Biotechnology
item Monitoring Potato Plant, Root and Tuber Growth via Non-Destructive Means to Identify Key Factors Impacting Climate Adaptability of Cultivars
item Nanocarrier-delivered RNAi-triggering dsRNA toward the Control of Devastating Nematode Pests of Potatoes and Genome Sequencing of Wild Potato Clone
item Nanocarrier-delivered RNAi-triggering dsRNA towards the Control of Devastating Nematode Pests of Potatoes
item National Chip Program
item New Bio-based Film Technologies for Home and Personal Care Consumer Products
item New Technologies and Strategies for Managing Emerging Insect Pests and Insect Transmitted Pathogens of Potatoes
item Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
item Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
item Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
item Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
item Omics-Based Approach to Detection, Identification, and Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
item Optimizing Nitric Oxide Based Treatment Strategy to Improve Suberization of Wounded and Cut Seed Tubers
item Optimizing Predator and Prey Pheromones: Manipulating Tritrophic Interactions to Manage Colorado Potato Beetle
item PCN Immunity
item Phenotyping or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
item Phytopathogenic Bacteria Biology, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, and Control
item Plant-associated Nematode Management and Systematics and USDA Nematode Collection Curation
item Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) Immunity
item Potato Germplasm Development for Improved Sustainability, Disease Resistance, Nutrition, and Quality
item Potato Research
item Production of Environmentally Friendly PHA Biopolymers from Waste BioGas Derived from Under-Valued Biomass Feedstocks
item Proteomic, Genomic and Biological Characterization of Emerging Viruses in Cotton
item Pyramiding of Potato Virus Y and Columbia Root-Knot Nematode Resistances using Greenhouse and Molecular Marker Screening
item Regional Sampling Network for Insect Pests of Potato in the Columbia Basin of WA
item Relating Traits of Weeds to Invasiveness
item RNA-Based Pesticides To Manage Insect-Vectored Plant Pathogens In Potato
item Role of Intron Splicing in Plant Disease Resistance
item Screening Solanum Species for Abiotic Heat and Water Stress
item Screening Solanum Species Tubers for Alpha Tomatine
item Smoke Exposure Effects in the Vineyard on the Grapevine Transcriptome and Metabalome
item Smoke Exposure Effects on Grape Berry Development and Metabolism
item Smoke Exposure Effects on the Grapevine Transcriptome and Metabalome
item Solanaceous Crop Improvement and Disease Management
item SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen
item SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen
item Specimen Management System Development and Updates for U.S. National Fungus Collections
item Storage and Usage of ARS Grain Drill Equipment
item Support for the Investigation of Emerging and Persistent Potato Diseases in the Northwest
item Sustainable Insect Pest Management for Urban Agriculture and Landscapes
item Sustainable Products from Renewable Feedstocks
item Sustaining the USDA Symbiota Portal and ARS Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures Collection (ARSEF)
item Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in U.S. Potato Production (Ithaca)
item Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in US Potato Production
item Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in US Potato Production (Aberdeen)
item Targeted Gland Cell Transcriptomes of the Beech Leaf Disease Nematode
item Taxonomic Identification Of All Stages Of Nematodes
item Taxonomic Identification of all Stages of Nematodes
item Taxonomic Identification of All Stages of Nematodes
item The Whirligig Mite and New Biological Control Opportunities in Potatoes
item Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline
item Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB, Albany, California
item Threat and Spread of New and Novel South American Ca. Liberibacter Species
item Towards Understanding the Effects of Structural and Metabolic Resistance on Black Dot Tuber Blemish
item Tracking Sources of Dickeya and Pectobacterium That Lead to Soft Rot and Blackleg Outbreaks
item Uncovering The Genetic Traits Underlying Tuber Greening Resistance In Potato
item Understanding Postharvest Physiology of Potato by Genomics, Phenomics, Bioinformatics
item Understanding Pressure Bruise Susceptibility of Russet Potato Cultivars Using X-ray Ct and Cell Wall Analyses
item USDA-ARS/Oregon State University Partnership to Breed New Potato Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, and Quality
item USDA-ARS/University of Idaho Tri-State Breeding Partnership to Produce New Potato Cultivars with Pest/Disease Resistance and Enhanced Yield/Quality
item USDA-ARS/Washington State University Partnership to Breed New Potato Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, and Quality
item Using Image Analysis to Quantify Potato Storage Defects
item Using Image Analysis to Quantify Potato Storage Defects
item Utilizing Inbred Potato Clones to Determine Key Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Tuber Dormancy
item Utilizing Invasive Apple Snail Shells for Chitosan Films, Coatings and Biocides - Albany, CA
item Viruses that cause Reduced Virulence of Fungal Pathogens
item Whole Genome Sequencing of a Solanum Brevicaule Clone