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Agave
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Bees, honey, and other pollinators, general
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
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
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
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
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
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
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 Pollinators
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)
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
Vegetables, general/other
item A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake
item A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake
item Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
item Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
item Agreement with Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) to Store PVP Seed Material
item An Assessment of Genetic Breakdown and Transposon Vector Horizontal Transfer as it Affects Transgenic Strain Stability in Insect Species
item Antimicrobial Resistance in Surface Waters: Pilot Environmental Monitoring and Quantification Effort (Beltsville)
item Area-wide Management of Agricultural Pests
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce "Forward Processing" for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce “Forward Processing” for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Assessing the Presence and Management of Weed Seeds in Irrigation Water in Container Production Nurseries
item Basic and Applied Approaches for Pest Management in Vegetable Crops
item Behavioral Control for Colorado Potato Beetle
item Biological Control and Integrated Management of Invasive Arthropod Pests from Europe, Asia, and Africa
item Biologically-based Management Systems for Insect Pests and Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes in the Southeastern Region
item Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
item Building Sustainable Cropping Systems for the Northeast
item Carbon Dioxide Enrichment in Controlled Environments: Characterizing and Overcoming Acclimation Responses in Horticultural Crops
item CEA HERB: Controlled Environment Agriculture Herb Extension and Research Base
item Characterization of Water Quality and Quantity in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in the Piedmont Ecoregion of the USA
item Characterization of Water Quality in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in Erie Lake Lowland and Drift Plain of the USA
item Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar
item Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar and Their Impacts on Fungus Gnats
item Chitin Interactions in Plant Disease Mitigation and Analysis of Erythroxylum species
item Collaborative Research with the Center for Plant Conservation to Determine Responses to Long-term Storage Conditions
item Connecting Agriculture to STEM: Strategic Approach to Increasing Local Science Capacity
item Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Distribution of Grain, Oilseed, Vegetable, Subtropical and Tropical Legume, and Warm Season Grass Genetic Resources and Associated Information
item Controlled Environment Approaches for Optimizing Microgreen Plant Growth and Nutritional Value
item Cucurbitacins for Management of Cucumber Beetles
item Developing New Strategies for Managing Exotic Ambrosia Beetle Pests in Ornamental Nursery Production
item Developing Pathogen and Plant Based Genetic Tools for Breeding Disease Resistance in Theobroma Cacao
item Developing Practices for Nutrient and Byproducts to Mitigate Climate Change, Improve Nutrient Utilization, and Reduce Effects on Environment (BRIDGE PROJECT)
item Development and Implementation of Integrated Strategies for the Management of Ambrosia Beetle Associated Rapid Apple Decline in the Eastern US
item Development and Integration of Next-Generation Propagation Strategies to Increase the Resilience of the US Strawberry Supply Chain
item Development of Applied Strategies to Prevent Exotic Ambrosia Beetle Damage in Ornamental Nurseries
item Development of Educational Materials for the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources
item Development of Monitoring Tools for Peanut Burrower Bug
item Development of Natural Antimicrobial Agents from Byproducts of Olives
item Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Based on Virus and Viroid Biology
item Development of Pathogen- and Plant-Based Genetic Tools and Disease Mitigation Methods for Tropical Perennial Crops
item Development of Pheromone Based Detection Tool for the Cotton Seed Bug and Activity Evaluation
item Development of Risk Assessment and Monitoring Tools for Peanut Burrower Bug in Southeastern US Peanut Production Systems
item Development of Scanning-based Detection of Food Contamination and Mitigation for Biofilm Removal on Equipment Surfaces
item Dietary Interventions to Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
item Discovery and Development of Microbial-Based Biological Control Agents for Use Against Invasive Weeds in the United States
item Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern U.S. Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UGA
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Auburn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Clemson
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Cornell
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-NCSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Penn State
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-TSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UF
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UTenn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Virginia Tech
item Effect of Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 1
item Effect of Novel Potential Plant Growth Regulators on Tree Fruits Ripening and Quality
item Efficient and Effective Preservation and Management of Plant and Microbial Genetic Resource Collections
item Elucidating the Role of Abiotic and Biotic Stressors in the Rapid Dieback of Trees Attacked by Ambrosia Beetles
item Energy Balance Model Development for Indoor Farming Systems
item Enhancing Educational Outcomes for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use
item Enhancing the Safety and Quality of Fresh Produce and Low-Moisture Foods by Waterless Non-Thermal Technologies
item Environmental Strategies and Plant Growth Regulator Applications to Increase Plant Resilience
item Epigenetic Regulation of Obesity
item Estimating Biological Nitrogen Fixation of the USDA Cowpea Germplasm
item Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry
item Evaluation of Carboxamide Derivatives to Suppress Potato Sprouting as an Alternative to Current Dormancy Promoting Chemistries
item Evaluation of Strawberry Germplasm for Resistance to the Northern Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne hapla)
item Evaluation of Toxicities of Methyl Benzoate and Analogs as Green Pesticide to Control Agricultural Insect Pests
item Evolving and Integration of Management Plans for Major Taxonomic Groups and Potential New Invasive Pests of Ornamental and Floriculture Production
item Exotic Whitefly and Subtropical Invasive Pests of Vegetables and Ornamental Plants
item Exploring RNAi-Based Management Strategies to Confer Plant Resistance to White Mold Infection
item Exploring the Virome and RNAi Strategies for Disease Control
item Factors Affect the Transfer of Bacterial Pathogens to Leafy Greens from Soils
item Fate of Controlled Release Fertilizer Nitrogen in Container Substrates
item Female-specific Conditional Lethality Genetic-Sexing Strains For Improved SIT
item Field Release and Evaluation of Ramularia Crupinae for the Management of Invasive Crupina Vulgaris Populations in Idaho
item Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides
item Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides
item Food Safety Innovations and Preventive Controls during Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce Washing, Packing, and Retail Display
item Gene Drive for Tanacetum Vulgare Control: A Model for Management
item Genetic Improvement and Sustainable Production Systems for Sub-tropical and Tropical Crops in the Pacific Basin
item Germplasm Resources for the Floriculture and Nursery Industry at the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center
item Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering
item Identifying and Managing Soilborne Pathogens in High Tunnel Vegetable Production
item Impact of Food and Particulates on Metabolic Risk
item Improved Biologically-Based Methods for Management of Native and Invasive Crop Insect Pests
item Improved Models of Cover Crop Processes and Sustainable Crop Production
item Improvement of American Fruit and Vegetable Quality by Genome Editing
item Improvement of Sclerotinia Disease Resistance and Management
item Improving Current Tools and Diagnostics for Vector Surveillance and Control
item Improving Food Safety of Fresh Produce via Nanotechnology
item Improving Nursery Irrigation through Coupled Advances in Substrate Composition and Cyclic Irrigation Scheduling
item Improving Pre-harvest Produce Safety through Reduction of Pathogen Levels in Agricultural Environments and Development and Validation of Farm-Scale Microbial Quality Model for Irrigation Water Sources
item Incidence of Bacterial Pathogens in Regulated Foods and Applied Processing Technologies for Their Destruction
item Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center (COBRE)
item Influence of Ingredients and Processing Methods on the Safety of Fermented and Acidified Foods
item Insect Cell Culture Modeling
item Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies for Insects Attacking Horticultural Crops
item Integrated Approaches to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality with Improved Phenolics Contents
item Integration and Validation of Alternative and Multiple Intervention Technologies to Enhance Microbial Safety, Quality, and Shelf-life of Food
item Interactive Effects of Temperature and Photoperiod on Flower Initiation and Development
item Intervention Strategies to Mitigate the Food Safety Risks Associated with the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
item Investigating Effects of Algal Toxins on Plants
item Investigating Leaf Angle Response to Temperature and Carbon Dioxide
item Investigating Natural Compounds from Tropical Plants with Medicinal Activity
item Longevity of Seeds Stored for the SOS BLM Program
item Machine Learning-Enabled Novel Pathogen Detection Platform for Nondestructive Supply Chain Surveillance
item Magnitude of the Residue Analyses in Minor Crops from Experimental Applications of Pesticides
item Managing Whiteflies and Whitefly-transmitted Viruses in Vegetable Crops in the Southeastern U.S.
item Maximizing Weed Control in Container Production
item Mechanisms of Introduction and Persistence of Enteric Pathogens on Fresh Produce at the Farm Level and Their Intervention Strategies
item Metabolizable Energy Value of Pulses in the Human Diet
item Metabolizable Energy Value of Pulses in the Human Diet
item Metabolomic Analysis of Various Theobroma Cacao Diseases
item Methyl Benzoate and Analogs to Control Mosquitoes of Medical Importance
item Microbial and Physico-Chemical Technologies to Control Bacterial Pathogens during Hydroponic, Aquaponic, and Soil Production of Fresh Produce
item Microbial Control While Maintaining Quality of Fresh-cut Produce through A Pre-treatment with Silver Dihydrogen Citrate and SmartWash Organic
item Minor Use Pesticide – Food/Ornamentals
item Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Vegetables and Sugar Crops
item Minor Use Pesticides Umbrella Project
item Minor Use Weed Management
item Mitigation of Foodborne Pathogens in Water and Fresh Produce via Application of Biochar
item Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Effects of Silicon on Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
item Nematode, Disease, Weed, and Mite Control on Minor Food Crops and Ornamentals
item New Sustainable Processes, Preservation Technologies, and Product Concepts for Specialty Crops and Their Co-Products
item Novel Isochoric Processing For Sustainable, Safe And High Quality Preservation Of Fluid Foods
item Novel Isochoric Processing for Sustainable, Safe and High Quality Preservation of Fluid Foods
item Nutrition Research to Identify Dietary Compounds that Reduce the Risk of Cancer
item Optimizing Crop Production while Reducing Energy Use through Improved Lighting and Greenhouse Control Systems
item Optimum Nutrient Management for Leafy Green Production in Hydroponic Systems
item Phage Endolysins as Alternative Antibiotics to Control Clostridia in Poultry
item Plant Exploration in the Central Highlands and Mountainous Area of Northern Vietnam to Collect Malus doumeri Germplasm
item Plant Genetic Resources for Tropical Crop Collections
item Plant-associated Nematode Management and Systematics and USDA Nematode Collection Curation
item Postharvest Technology and Nutrition Studies for Hawaii Specialty Crops and Fruits
item Preservation of Food By Isochoric (Constant Volume) Freezing
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum-Beltsville
item Quality Assurance Services and Support for IR-4 Minor Use Pesticides at State Facilities in New Jersey and Associated Locations
item Quality Assurance Services and Support for IR-4 Minor Use Pesticides Residue Laboratory in Wapato, Washington
item Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
item Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
item Reducing Postharvest Loss and Improving Fresh Produce Marketability and Nutritive Values through Technological Innovations and Process Optimization
item Reimbursement for Potato PVP Accessions Cryopreserved and Maintained as Tissue Culture as Specified under the Plant Variety Protection
item Remedy is in the Pot: Development of Technologies and Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production in Containerized and Protected Horticulture Systems
item Residue Analysis of Minor Use Pesticides
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs (including labor)
item Resilient Plants: Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through While Minimizing Inputs (including labor)
item RNA Integrity as a Powerful Metric of Aging in Preserved Seed Collections of Wild Rare Plant Species
item Scientific Challenges and Cost-Effective Management of Risks Associated with Implementation of Produce Safety Regulations
item Screening of the USDA/ARS Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Germplasm Collection for Tobamoviruses
item Seed Quality and Germination Tests of Seeds Stored at NLGRP
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable and Strawberry Production Systems
item Sustainable Insect Pest Management for Urban Agriculture and Landscapes
item Sustainable Production and Pest Management Practices for Nursery, Greenhouse, and Protected Culture Crops
item Taxonomic Identification of All Stages of Nematodes
item Taxonomic Identification Of All Stages Of Nematodes
item Technology Transfer to Assist Nursery and Horticultural Growers in Research Adoption
item The Assembly and Analysis of Genomes and Transcriptomes from Plant Pathogens of Theobroma Cacao
item The Chemistry and Effectiveness of Plant Vitrification Solutions for Use in Cryopreservation
item The Impact of Different Approaches to Dietary Sugar Reduction on Food Preference and Intake
item The Potential Contribution of Beta-Carotene Metabolites to Cancer Risk
item The Potential Contribution of Beta-Carotene Metabolites to Cancer Risk
item Turning the Table on a Key Vegetable Pest: Exploiting Plant- and Insect-derived Volatile Aggregation Cues to Improve Cucumber Beetle IPM
item Understanding Nutritionally Modifiable Risk Factors for Cancer Prevention
item Understanding the Container Media Microbiome and its Effects on Plant Health
item Utilization of Next Generation Sequences to Address Genetic Diversity and Disease Interactions of Perennial Tropical Crops
item Validation and Commercialization of Innovative Processing Technologies
item Vegetable Pest Management using Behavioral and Biological Controls
item White Mold Resistance-QTL: Identification, Interactions and Fine Mapping in Common Bean
item White Mold Resistance-QTL: Identification, Interactions and Fine Mapping in Common Bean - ND State University