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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Annual grasses, other
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
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
item A Viability Assay for Cyclospora and its Surrogates Eimeria
item Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
item Advancement of Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Security Applications
item Advancing Receptor Interference Technologies as a Tool for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables
item Aerial Dispersal of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae and the Airborne Microbiome on the Central Coast of California
item Agricultural Biosecurity Partnership: Leveraging Genomic Resources for a Systematic Approach To Detection of Key Fusarium Wilt Diseases
item AI-Enabled Hand-Held Multispectral Plant Health Scanner for Real-time Disease Diagnosis
item AI-enhanced Vertical Farming Platforms for Efficient and Sustainable Specialty Crop Production
item Alternative Treatments for Control of Pre-Plant Diseases and Postharvest Pests on Perishable and Stored Products
item An Immunomagnetic Separation Method for Concentrating and Increasing the Recovery Efficiency of Cyclospora
item Analyses of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Carrot and Effects of Nitrogen on the Carrot Microbiome
item Analysis of Cold Plasma to Reduce Pathogens in Spinach Seeds
item Analysis of the Carrot Rhizosphere
item Application of Seed Treatments to Reduce Specialty Crop Pathogens
item Assessment of Lettuce and Produce Diversity to Reduce Food Borne Illness from Human Enteric Pathogens
item Automation Technology for use in Strawberry Production Systems Toward Improving Production Practices and Control of Pests and Diseases
item Automation Technology for use in Strawberry Production Systems Toward Improving Production Practices and Control of Pests and Diseases
item Bacterial Leaf Spot Resistant Lettuce for Subtropical Environments
item Biological and Biotechnological Approaches for Management of Insect Vectors and Vector-borne Viruses Affecting Vegetable Crops
item Biological Effects of Particles Generated by Biodiesel Fuels and Wildfires
item Biological Pathways to Sustainable Nitrogen Use in Carrot Agroecosystems
item Breeding Lettuce for Biotic Stress Resistance via Mutagenesis
item Building Sustainable Practices for Managing Insect Pests and Viruses in California Lettuce
item Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii Race 2 and Race 4
item Characterization and Modeling of Strawberry Yield Data Using Remote Sensing Technology
item Characterizing the Accumulation of Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) in Lettuce Tissues and Incidence in Thrips Vectors
item Collaborative Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Oversight and Research between UC Riverside and ARS Salinity Lab
item Controlled Self-pollination of the Melon Core Set for Genetic Analysis and Development of the Set for Long-term Improvement of Melon
item Coordination of Research Activities to Register Minor Use Pesticides, and Research in Food and Ornamental Crops to Support the IR-4 Program
item Creation of a Portable Chip Integrated High Speed Infrared Spectroscopy Platform for Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria and Toxins in Food Systems
item Deciphering Strategies for the Genetic Improvement of Lettuce for Resistance to Fusarium wilt Disease
item Defining the Impact of Different Foods or Their Components, in the Context of A Western-Style Diet, on Gut Health
item Delivering Breeding and Management Solutions to Prevent Losses to Emerging and Expanding Disease Threats in Strawberry
item Designing and Building the Next Generation of Soil Steam Applicators for Strawberry Production
item Development and Release of Lettuce with Resistance to Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
item Development of a Molecular Assay for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae
item Development of a Molecular Assay for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae
item Development of a Molecular Assay for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae
item Development of AI-Machine Vision Based Automated Robotics Technologies for Microbial Food Safety and Agricultural Applications
item Development of Chlorobenzene and Sulfur Dioxide Fumigation Treatments for Control of Ham Mites on Meat Products
item Development of Germplasm Resources and Molecular Breeding Tools to Combat Endemic and Emerging Diseases in US Spinach Production
item Development of Multimode Spectroscopy and Edge-AI System for Food and Agriculture Safety Applications
item Diagnostic Test for Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. apii Race 4 and Establishment of Pathogen Collection to Support Celery Breeding
item Disease Management and Improved Detection Systems for Control of Pathogens of Vegetables and Strawberries
item Elucidating the Factors that Determine the Ecology of Human Pathogens in Foods
item Enhanced Surveillance Strategies of Thrips Vectors and Understanding the Interplay between INSV and Pythium Wilt of Lettuce
item Enhancement of Spinach & Leafy Vegetables for Disease Resistance & Nutritional Components using Genome-wide Association Study & Genomic Prediction
item Enhancing Fruits and Vegetables Flavor and Phytonutrient Profiles Through Advanced Pre- and Postharvest Technologies for Both Fresh and Processed Applications
item Enhancing Virus Control in Lettuce and Melons by Optimizing Immunity Priming Approaches
item Etiology, Detection, and Management of Fusarium Wilt of Strawberry and Blackberry - Cal Poly
item Etiology, Detection, and Management of Fusarium Wilt of Strawberry and Blackberry - UC Davis
item Etiology, Detection, and Management of Fusarium Wilt of Strawberry and Blackberry - University of Arkansas
item Etiology, Detection, and Resistance to Fusarium wilt of Strawberry and Blackberry
item Evaluating Genotypic Differences in the Obligate Fungal Plant Pathogen Poylmyxa betae and its Ability to Vector BNYVV
item Evaluating New Breeding Material for Salinity Tolerance in Almond Rootstocks and Exploring Novel Sources of Salinity Tolerance in Prunus Germplasm
item Exploration of the Microbiome of Native Plants for Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes to Mitigate Effects of Abiotic Stresses in Grain, Vegetable,...
item From Seed to Plate: Improving Produce Safety for Organic Production Using Natural Biocontrol Strategies
item Functional Modulation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by the Lettuce Phyllosphere Microbiome
item Generation of Nitrogen Curves and Updating Sufficiency Ranges for Nitrogen in Carrots
item Genetic Improvement of Lettuce, Spinach, Celery, Melon, and Related Species
item Genome Assembly of Fusarium oxysporum Taxa Using Long Read Sequence Data
item Genomic and Phenotypic Assessment of E. coli O157:H7 REPEXH02 Strains
item Genomic Sequencing and Assembly of Graminicolous Downy Mildews
item Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Disease Resistance and Horticultural Characteristics of Watermelon, Broccoli, and Leafy Brassicas
item Human Pathogens within the Produce Production Continuum; their Detection, Mechanisms for Persistence, and Ecology
item Hybrid Edge-Cloud AI Platforms for Optical Detection of Citrus HLB, Black Spot, and Emerging Diseases
item Identification of Verticillium Wilt Resistant Lettuce Using a Rapid Assay
item Image-Fusion Methods for Monitoring Safety and Health of Plants in Space Crop Production Environment
item Impact of Genetics, Growing Condition or Processing on Bioactive Components in Coffee and Microgreens: Influences on Health
item Implementation of gaseous chlorine dioxide fumigation to improve post-harvest stockpile management of almonds
item Improved Methods for Trapping and Monitoring Thrips in Lettuce Crops (UC Davis)
item Improved Strategies for Managing Key Pests of Vegetable Crops
item Improvement of Sclerotinia Disease Resistance and Management
item Improving Management of Recently Emerged, Whitefly-Transmitted Cucurbit Viruses in the Southwestern United States
item Improving Sustainability of Diamondback Moth Management in Cruciferous Vegetables
item Improving the Development and Implementation of Biological Control Programs for Invasive Weeds and Insects
item Improving the Surveillance and Knowledge of Thrips Species in Lettuce and Characterizing INSV Infections in Key Non-crop Reservoirs
item Integration and Validation of Alternative and Multiple Intervention Technologies to Enhance Microbial Safety, Quality, and Shelf-life of Food
item Intervention Strategies to Mitigate the Food Safety Risks Associated with the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
item Lettuce Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology
item Long Term Screening of Spinach Cultivars for Downy Mildew Resistance
item Magniture of the Residue Analyses in Minor Crops from Experimental Applications of Pesticides
item Management of Soilborne Pathogens in Strawberry Production
item Managing Invasive Weeds and Insect Pests Using Biologically-Based Methods
item Metabolomics Approach to Identify Biomarkers for Lettuce Resistance to Diseases, Pests, and Physiological Disorders, and Postharvest Quality
item Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Vegetables and Sugar Crops
item Modeling of Strawberry Yield Data with Remote Sensing Technology
item Monitoring and Cultural Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Thrips-Transmitted INSV Affecting Lettuce on the Central Coast of CA
item Multi-modal Imaging for Monitoring Plant Health and Crop Growth Remotely in Spacecraft
item Multi-Omics Approach to Elucidate Bio-Markers of Food and Beverage Intake
item Nanoparticle-Supported, Field-Deployable Platforms for Rapid Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Toxins
item New Surveillance Strategies to Assess Thrips and INSV Dispersal and Expanding the Knowledge of Their Biology
item New Surveillance Tools for Detecting Thrips and Thrips-transmitted Viruses
item New Surveillance Tools for Detecting Thrips and Thrips-transmitted Viruses
item Nitrogen Management for Carrots in the Columbia Basin
item Novel Precision Technologies to Reduce Insecticide Use Targeting Aphids and Thrips in Lettuce
item Optimization of Precision Strawberry Yield Data Collection and Analysis
item Optimization of Steam Soil Disinfestation for Healthy Soils and Communities Around the Ag-urban Interface of Coastal California
item Precision Agriculture for Management of Strawberry Production
item Predicting Individual Response to Dietary Intake
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum - TTU
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum - UC Davis
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum- U-Arizona
item Quality Assurance for ARS Research on Minor Use Pesticides Supporting the IR-4 Project
item Rapid Assay for Identification of Verticillium Wilt Resistant Lettuce
item Rapid-response Detection and Management of Emerging Outbreaks of Lettuce Fusarium wilt in Coastal California
item Receptor Inference: A Novel IPM Technology for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables in California
item Reducing Current and Future Fungicide use in California Crops by Providing Decision Support and Rotation Tools for Managing Fusarium falciforme
item Regional Monitoring, Transplant Monitoring, and Assessing Spray Coverage: Improving Management of Thrips and Aphids in Lettuce
item Replacing Virus Reservoirs with Beneficial Plants to Support Healthy Lettuce Ecosystems
item Scaling Up of a Seed Treatment for Spinach and Other Vegetables
item Seed Treatment to Reduce Plant Pathogens in Spinach Seed
item Site-specific Soil Pest Management in Strawberry & Vegetable Cropping Systems - Modeling Strawberry Yield
item Survival of Foodborne Pathogens on Work in Process Produce Ingredients During Holding Time, and Pathogen Transference Potential onto Containers
item Technologies for the Detection of Bacterial and Plant Toxins and Allergens that Impact Food Safety and Food Defense
item Understanding and Improving Salinity Tolerance in Specialty Crops
item Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Tipburn and INSV+Pythium wilt
item Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection in Lettuce in Support of the USDA Lettuce Breeding Program
item Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection in Lettuce Roots in Support of the USDA Lettuce Breeding Program
item USDA Lettuce Breeding for Improved Disease Resistance
item USDA Lettuce Breeding for Improved Resistance
item USDA Lettuce Breeding for Improved Resistance to INSV, Pythium, Verticillium, and Fusarium
item Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Optimizing Lettuce Production, Ensuring Food Safety, and Mitigating Environmental Impact
item Year 3: Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (Foa) Race 2 and Race 4
item Year 4: Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (Foa) Race 2 and Race 4
item Year 5: Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (Foa) Race 2 and Race 4