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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
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
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
item Accelerating IoT and Big Data Analytics to Drive Climate Smart and Precision Agriculture Systems
item Accelerating IoT and Big Data Analytics to Drive Climate Smart and Precision Agriculture Systems
item Acquisition of Ecological Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR Site
item Addressing Critical Poultry Industry Challenge through Creating Value for Chicken Breast Meat with Myopathies
item Advanced UAS/UAV Application and Data Management Systems and Bioinformatics Tools Integrate GxExM Data for Precision Agricultural Management
item Advancement of UAS/UAV Application Systems
item Advancing the Understanding of Pyrolysis Oil Chemistry and Products Development
item Alleviating Specialty Crop Export Barriers to France with Home Compostable Stickers
item Alleviating Specialty Crop Export Barriers to France with Home Compostable Stickers
item Alleviating Specialty Crop Export Barriers to France with Home Compostable Stickers
item Analysis and Quantification of G x E x M Interactions for Sustainable Crop Production
item Assessing Soil Microbiomes for Soil Health and Agricultural Productivity
item Assessing the Potential for the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework to be Used in Watershed Planning Activities in the Eastern U.S.
item Assessing the Potential for the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework to be used in Watershed Planning Activities in the Eastern U.S. - NCSU
item Assessing the Potential for the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework to be used in Watershed Planning Activities in the Eastern U.S. - PSU
item Assessment of Quality Attributes of Poultry Products, Grain, Seed, Nuts, and Feed
item Assessments of the Influence of Cryptic E. coli on Current Water Quality Monitoring and Management
item Building Sustainable Cropping Systems for the Northeast
item CEAP Watershed Assessment Study and National Soil Survey Center Joint Project: Improvement and testing of the NRCS Soil Vulnerability Index
item Climate-adaptive Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Establishment of Diverse Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Plantings in Drylands
item Closing the Yield Gap of Cotton, Corn, and Soybean in the Humid Southeast with More Sustainable Cropping Systems
item Collaborative Food Production Systems Research Between ARS and University of Alaska - Fairbanks
item Collaborative Livestock Research Between ARS and NDSU-Hettinger Research Extension Center
item Combined Management Tactics for Resilient and Sustainable Crop Production
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2022
item Conservation Systems to Improve Production Efficiency, Reduce Risk, and Promote Sustainability
item Cooperative production of hay and other forage crops on USDA/ARS property at Grazinglands Research Laboratory in El Reno, OK
item Defining a Pathway of Oxalic Acid Catabolism, Influence on Nutritional Composition, Phytochemical, and Production in Dietary Important Plants
item Design and Building a Cover Crop Planter
item Developing Practices for Nutrient and Byproducts to Mitigate Climate Change, Improve Nutrient Utilization, and Reduce Effects on Environment (BRIDGE PROJECT)
item Developing Remote Sensing and Image Processing Tools for North Dakota Agricultural and Rangeland Applications
item Developing Watershed Planning Scenarios and Mapping Structural BMPs in CEAP Watersheds
item Development of Data and Tools to Support Precision Dryland Farming
item Development of Enhanced Tools and Management Strategies to Support Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Water Quality
item Development of Genebanking Training Materials and Seed Germination Studies
item Development of Genomic Tools for Control and Characterization of Rhizoctonia solani and Other Soil- borne Plant Pathogens
item Development of Wheat Based Alternative Crop Production Systems for the Central Great Plains
item Dietary Interventions to Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
item Ecologically-Sound Pest, Water and Soil Management Practices for Northern Great Plains Cropping Systems
item Ecometabolomic Profile of Maize and Wheat with Different Management Strategies
item Effect of Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 1
item Field-Scale SWAT+ Modeling to Support Regional Legacy P Model Development
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) Temple
item Great Plains Indigenous Seeds and Plants Research
item Great Plains Indigenous Seeds and Plants Research with United Tribes Technical College
item Hay Yield Mapping by Proximal and Remote Sensing
item High Performance Computing Related to Agricultural Research in Regard to Big Data, Geospatial Statistics, and Bioinformatics
item Human Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture in Long-Term Agroecosystems Research (LTAR)
item Immunity to Potato Cyst Nematodes
item Improved Models of Cover Crop Processes and Sustainable Crop Production
item Improving Dryland Soybean Yield, Profit and Health of Dominant Soils Across Mississippi
item Improving Soil Quality and Productivity of Eroded Crop Land Using Animal Beef Manure
item Increasing Water Productivity, Nutrient Efficiency and Soil Health in Rainfed Food Systems of Semi-Arid Southern Great Plains
item Increasing Water Productivity, Nutrient Efficiency and Soil Health in Rainfed Food Systems of Semi-Aris Southern Great Plains
item Influence of Microbial Inoculated Corn Seeds on Crop Productivity and Yield Under Both Irrigated and Non-irrigated Conditions
item Influence of Plant Secondary Metabolites on Abiotic CO2 Efflux from Soils
item Innovative Approaches to Monitor, Predict, and Reduce Fungal Toxins
item Innovative Food and Feed Safety Research to Eliminate Mycotoxin Contamination in Corn and other Crops
item Integrated Agroecosystem Research to Enhance Forage and Food Production in the Southern Great Plains
item Integrated Biological/Chemical Biorefining for Production of Chemicals and Fuels
item Integrated Grassland and Cropland Observation Systems for Multi-Scale Observations Agroecosystem Processes
item Integrating Science and Stewardship to Advance Sustainable Management Practices for the Upper Midwest
item Life Cycle Assessment of U.S. Milk
item Linkages Between Crop Production Management and Sustainability in the Central Mississippi River Basin
item Long-Term Beef Manure Influences Soil Quality, Carbon Dynamics, and Corn Productivity
item Long-Term Cover Crops Influence Soil Quality and Carbon Content in Cropping System
item Long-term Oil Seed Production Influence Soil Quality and Carbon Content in Dryland Cropping System
item Long-term Tillage Influence Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Soil Quality in Dryland Cropping System
item Long-term Tillage Influence Soil Quality and Carbon Cycling in Dryland Cropping System
item Mapping Subsoil Fragipan Breakdown by Ryegrass Cover Cropping
item Mechanisms of Compatible and Incompatible Interactions Between Potato and Potato Cyst Nematodes
item Metabolites in Meat from Animals Grazing Cover Crops
item Metabolizable Energy Value of Pulses in the Human Diet
item Modeling U.S. Farming Systems in Building Sustainable Agricultural Systems
item Molecular Genetic Tools Advancing the Application of Biotechnology for Crop Improvement
item MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture
item Natural Carbon Sinks in Grass and Cropland
item Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory and Area IV Soil Conservation Districts Research Farm Agreement
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production - Morris
item Nutritional Role of Phytochemicals
item Optimizing Carbon Management for Enhancing Soil and Crop Performances
item Plant Antinutrients and the Gut Microbiome: A New Dimension
item Precision Farming for Development of Sustainable Dryland Cropping Systems of the Central Great Plains Region
item Remote Sensing to Quantify Benefits of Cropping System Diversification
item Residue Removal Study and Manure Addition to Maintain Soil Quality and Sustainability
item Seed Multiplication to Support Indigenous Seed Sovereignty
item Smoke Exposure Effects on Grape Berry Development and Metabolism
item Software and Database Development Related to Forage and Animal Production Systems
item Southeast Partnership for Advanced Renewables from Carinata-SPARC
item Sustainable Agricultural Systems for the Northern Great Plains
item Sustainable Intensification of Crop and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems at Multiple Scales
item Sustaining Productivity and Ecosystem Services of Agricultural and Horticultural Systems in the Southeastern United States
item The Effect of Pregnancy and Lactation on Carotenoid Status and Bioactivity
item The Impact of Different Approaches to Dietary Sugar Reduction on Food Preference and Intake
item Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB, Albany, California
item Thermo-Catalytic Biorefining
item Updating Potato Seed Certification Practices to Effectively Manage Emerging Virus Disease Issues
item Use of Biochar in Agricultural Systems
item Water and Energy Balance Measurements in the Central Mississippi River Basin LTAR
item Zero Waste Agricultural Processing