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Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
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
Endangered species
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)
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
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
item Adapting Agricultural Databases for Genome Features
item Advancing On-farm and Experiment Station Research to Manage Herbicide Resistant Weeds in the Pacific Northwest
item Advancing Soil Health and Agricultural Performance to Promote Sustainable Intensification and Resilience of Northwest Dryland Cropping Systems
item Advancing Technologies for Grain Trait Measurement and Storage Preservation
item Associations of Wheat Protein Quantity and Quality with Dough Mixing, Sheeting and Cracker Baking Quality
item Attaining High Quality Soft White Winter Wheat through Optimal Management of Nitrogen, Residue and Soil Microbes
item Barley Pest Initiative in Montana: Breeding for Resistance
item Biology and Control of Weeds in the Pacific Northwest
item Characterization of Quality and Marketability of Western U.S. Wheat Genotypes and Phenotypes
item Characterization of the Genomics, Genetic Diversity and Ecology of Plant Pathogens and Biocontrol Agents and Plant Defense Mechanisms
item Collaborative Research to Improve Evaluation of Advanced Wheat Germplasm for FHB Resistance in the Atlantic Coastal
item Control of Stripe Rusts of Cereal Crops
item Cooperative Research on the Identification of Grain Traits affecting the Food Product Quality and Extended Uses of Eastern Soft Wheat
item Development of an Immunoassay for Wheat Alpha-amylase
item Development of FHB Resistant Wheat and Barley Varieties for the Northeastern U.S.
item Development of FHB Resistant Wheat Genotypes Adapted to the Gulf Coast and use of DHs to Expedite Variety Development
item Development of Pre-Harvest Sprouting (PHS) Resistant Germplasms for Eastern U.S. Soft Winter (ESW) Wheat
item Development of Scab Resistant Wheat Varieties for Michigan and the Great Lakes Region
item Ecology and Genomics of Soilborne Pathogens, Beneficial Microbes, and the Microbiome of Wheat, Barley, and Biofuel Brassicas
item Effects of Growing Conditions and Harvesting Time on Milling and Baking Quality of Wheat Varieties Grown in Ohio
item Efficacy of a New Fungicide for FHB and DON Management in Indiana
item Enhancement of Eastern U.S. Wheat Quality, Genetics and Marketability
item Enhancing Control of Stripe Rusts of Cereal Crops
item FHB Resistance Candidate Genes from Wheatgrass
item Finding Solutions to Low Falling Number Wheat in Idaho
item Finding Solutions to Low Falling Number Wheat in Oregon
item Functional Genetics of Wheat Grain Quality
item Genetic and Sequence Resources of Aegilops Markgrafii for Application in Wheat Crop Improvement Research
item Genetic Improvement of Wheat and Barley for Environmental Resilience, Disease Resistance, and End-use Quality
item GrainGenes: Enabling Data Access and Sustainability for Small Grains Researchers
item HMW-GS Composition of Eastern Soft Wheat and its Association with Gluten Strength
item Identification and Control of Soilborne Pathogens of Wheat and Barley
item Identification and Management of Soilborne Pathogens of Wheat and Barley in Idaho
item Identification of Wheat Germplasm with Increased Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
item Identifying the Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms that Lead to Low Falling Number in Wheat
item Improvements to Controlled Environments that Enhance Wheat Breeding
item Improving SRWW Resistance to FHB using Traditional and Molecular Breeding
item Integrated Management Strategies and Fungicide Testing for FHB and DON in Small Grains in North Dakota
item Intensified Dryland Production Systems in the Low and Intermediate Precipitation Regions of Eastern Oregon
item Leveraging High-Throughput Genotyping and Phenotyping Technologies to Accelerate Wheat Improvement
item Locating Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance in Elite Wheat Breeding Lines
item Management of Fungal Pathogens of Barley in Washington State
item Management of the USWBSI Networking & Facilitation Office
item Mondelez Soft White Wheat Quality
item Northwest and Alaska Climate Science to Enable Climate-Smart Decision-Making
item Nutrient Cycling and Precipitation Use Efficiency for Increasing Productivity and Resilience in Dryland Agroecosystems
item Pacific Northwest Herbicide Resistance Initiative
item PNW Herbicide Resistant Weeds Intiative: Community Engagement and Integrated Management of Herbicide Resistant Weeds
item Precision Nitrogen Mapping Proof of Concept
item Preventing Low Falling Numbers in Washington Wheat through Preharvest Sprouting and LMA Tolerance.
item Protein and Kernel Hardness Profiles of Eastern Soft Wheat Desirable for Making Noodles and Tortilla
item Rapid Generation Advance through Doubled Haploids and Speed Breeding in Wheat
item Robotic Delivery (SKUNK) for Pest Management in Food Processing Facilities
item Scab Research Projects and Development of Scab Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties at the University of Illinois
item Soil Health and Crop Productivity in Pacific Northwest Dryland Wheat Production Systems
item Solutions to Low Falling Number Wheat in Washington
item Toward Improving Transformation & Editing in Triticum aestivum and Sorghum Bicolor
item U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative's Networking and Facilitation Office and Website
item Wheat and Pulse Product Functionality and Nutrition
item Winter Peas in the Wheat-Fallow Region of the Pacific Northwest: Benefits to Soil Health and Cropping Systems