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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
Cassava (or manioc)
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
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
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
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
item A Systems Approach for Managing Bacterial Blight of Carrot
item Advancing Agricultural Research through High Performance Computing
item Analysis of Soil Biological Activity
item Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD)
item Biobased Pesticide Discovery and Product Optimization and Enhancement from Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
item Borate and quaternary ammonium dip diffusion treatment of ohia logs from Rapid Ohia Death–killed trees for eradication of the causal fungi
item Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
item Characterization of Patterns of Genetic Diversity in North American Ashes (Fraxinus spp.)
item Collaborative Research and Outreach to Facilitate Cotton Production in Thermo-limited Regions of the Southern Ogallala Aquifer Region - KSU
item Collaborative Research and Outreach to Facilitate Cotton Production in Thermo-limited Regions of the Southern Ogallala Aquifer Region- Texas A&M
item Collaborative Research and Outreach to Facilitate Cotton Production in Thermo-limited Regions of the Southern Ogallala Aquifer Region- Texas Tech
item Collaborative Research and Outreach to Facilitate Cotton Production in Thermo-limited Regions of the Southern Ogallala Aquifer Region- WTAMU
item Collection of Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia Bartram), across its Range in the Southeastern U.S.
item Combatting Heat Stress Through Field-based Discovery of Novel Heat-resilient Soybeans
item Connecting Agriculture to STEM: Strategic Approach to Increasing Local Science Capacity
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2017, 2018
item Conservation Effects Assessment Project - 2019, 2020, 2021
item Continued Development of a National Modeling Framework to Support the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
item Crop Rotation and Development of Resistance for Control of Globodera pallida
item Determine the Epidemiological Threat and Evolutionary History of New Populations of the Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum in Asia
item Develop, Enhance, and Operate GRIN-Global and Other Genetic Resource Information Systems to Support the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System and Other USDA-ARS Genetic Resource Collections
item Developing Abiotic Stress Tolerant Wheat Using Gene Editing
item Developing Methods to Control and Manage Sudden Oak Death in Oregon
item Developing Phylogenomic Resources and Rapid Identification Tools for the Study and Control of AGRILUS (BUPRESTIDAE)
item Developing Tools to Accelerate Genetic Improvement for Woody Horticultural Crops
item Development of a National Dataset of Stream Channel Properties
item Development of a Pan Genome MaizeMine, a Flexible Data Warehouse and Analysis System for Exploring the Maize Pan Genome
item Development of a Transgene Biocontainment System for Switchgrass
item Development of Crop Phenotype Database for Climate Change and Crop Modeling Research
item Development of Data Bases for Model Development and Field Testing of Crop Models in Mid-West Farms
item Development of Detection Technologies and Therapeutics for Botulinum Neurotoxins
item Development of Detection Technologies for Botulinum Neurotoxins and Their Validation in Food Matrices
item Development of Genetic Resources for Select Tropical Crops
item Development of Hazelnuts for Resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight
item Development of Knowledge-based Approaches for Disease Management in Small Fruit and Nursery Crops
item Development of Productive, Profitable, and Sustainable Crop Production Systems for the Mid-South
item Development of Sediment Budgets for Soft Calibration and Determination of Legacy Sediment Contributions for the CEAP Assessment
item Development, Evaluation, and Validation of Technologies for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Contaminants in Foods
item Discovery and Development of Natural Product-Based Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals
item Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
item Discovery of Plant Genetic Mechanisms Controlling Microbial Recruitment to the Root Microbiome
item Disease Resistance Gene Regulation through RNA Silencing for Improved Crop Protection
item Drought Resiliency for the Farm–Limitations of Commercial Soybean Varieties: Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses via Team Drought’s Public
item Eco-hydrological Modeling Using Field-based and Earth Observations to Assess Water Use Efficiency & Support Agricultural Water Resources Management
item Effects of Stress on Insect Pollinators and Pests
item Effects on Surrounding Gene Activity Due to Gene Stacking within a Predefined Location of the Soybean Genome
item Emissions Factors for N and S from Swine Finishing Operations
item Energy Partitioning, Evapotranspiration, and CO2 Exchange of the Forage Component of a Silvopasture System
item Enhancement of Crop Growth Through Utilization of Arb
item Enhancing Livestock Production from Rangelands in the Great Plains
item Eradication and Bacterial Metagenomics of Globodera
item Establishing the Texas A&M Texas Water Observatory (TWO) and USDA-ARS Partnership at the Riesel Watersheds
item Evaluation of NPGS Parthenium argentatum Accessions for Resistance to Damping-off and Seedling Root Rot
item Experimentally Assessing and Modeling the Impact of Climate and Management on the Resiliency of Crop-Weed-Soil Agro-Ecosystems
item Exploring the Molecular Causes and Phenotypic Consequences of Bacterial Enrichment Patterns in the Root Endospheres of Drought-Stressed Crop Systems
item Exploring the Role of Drought-induced Plant-associated Microbes in Promoting Plant Fitness in Sorghum Bicolor and Oryza sativa
item Extending Computing Infrastructure and Support
item Foreign Exploration for Natural Enemies of Invasive Species Originating from China and the Surrounding Areas
item FRAME: Fungicide Resistance Assessment Mitigation and Extension Network for Wine, Table and Raisin Grapes
item Genetic Improvement and Sustainable Production Systems for Sub-tropical and Tropical Crops in the Pacific Basin
item Genetic Technologies for Detection, Characterization, and Control of Plant Viruses in Hawaii
item Germplasm Acquisition and Taxonomic Support for the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
item Global Change Research
item Hymenopteran Stress Physiology
item Identification of Genes and Gene Products Involved in Vector-Pathogen Interactions to Control Vector-borne Pathogens
item Identification of Germplasm with Resistance to Potato Cyst Nematode
item Identification of Germplasm with Resistance to Potato Cyst Nematodes
item Improved Aerial Application Technologies for Precise and Effective Delivery of Crop Production Products
item Improved Biocontrol Agent Production and Delivery Technologies Compatible with Cellulosic Biorefining ... Potatoes in Storage
item Improved Description of Soil, Hydrologic, and Cover Crop Processes for Models
item Improved Predictions of Potato Early-Die Disease Complex Integrating Thermal Imagery and Soil Health Indicators into Crop Simulation Systems
item Improved Predictions of Potato Early-Die Disease Complex Integrating Thermal Imagery and Soil Health Indicators into Crop Simulation Systems
item In-Swath Performance and Spray Drift Characterization of Remotely Piloted Aerial Application Systems
item Information Transfer - Genetic Resources
item Integrated Disease Management of Exotic and Emerging Plant Diseases of Horticultural Crops
item Integration of SWAT+/MODFLOW and Inclusion in the Geospatial Modeling Interface
item Integration of SWAT+/MODFLOW and Inclusion in the Geospatial Modeling Interface
item Investigating Naturally Revegetated Chat-Contaminated Soils-Assisted Revegetation
item Legume Information System and Network - a Legume Bioinformatics Resource
item Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids
item Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids
item Maize Pan-genomic Tools and Resources to Explore the Diversity of Maize
item MaizeGDB: Enabling Access to Basic, Translational, and Applied Research Information
item Management of Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources and Regeneration of Accessions with Special Climatic Requirements
item Management of Priority Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Forage Grass, Sugar, Ornamental, and Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources and Associated Information
item Managing Energy and Carbon Fluxes to Optimize Agroecosystem Productivity and Resilience
item Mapping Potential Human Exposure to PFAS from Domestic and Imported Food Packaging
item Meta-analysis of Soil Indicator Variables for the Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF)
item Mining Collections of Wild Germplasm and Novel Defense Regulators for Enhanced Plant Defenses
item Mite Systematics and Arthropod Diagnostics, with Emphasis on Adventive and Invasive Species
item Molecular Causes and Phenotypic Consequences of Bacterial Enrichment Patterns in the Root Endospheres of Drought-Stressed Crop Systems
item Molecular Causes and Phenotypic Consequences of Bacterial Enrichment Patterns in the Root Endospheres of Drought-Stressed Crop Systems
item Molecular Genetic Tools Advancing the Application of Biotechnology for Crop Improvement
item Molecular Identification, Characterization, and Biology of Foreign and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Plant Pathogens
item National Agroecosystem Model Support for the Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network
item Nematode Community Assessment as Part of Defining Potato Soil Health
item New Bioproducts for Advanced Biorefineries
item Novel Weed Management Tools from Natural Product-Based Discoveries
item Optimization and Evaluation of Aerial Application Technologies and Methods for Herbicide Applications
item Optimization of Agricultural Spray Application Technologies to Improve On-target Deposition and Minimize Non-target Losses
item Optimized Allocation of Limited Amount of Irrigation Water among Simultaneous Annual Crops at Farm Level (ORDILS)
item Optimizing Water Use Efficiency for Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems in Semi-Arid Regions
item Opuntia Ficus-Indica: A Highly Water-Use Efficient And Productive Biomass Feedstock For Semi-Arid Lands
item Pan-mycobiome of Potato Cyst Nematodes
item Phloem Specific Responses to CLas for the Identification of Novel HLB Resistance Genes
item Plant Exploration in Arizona to Collect Fraxinus cuspidata Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in California, Arizona and New Mexico to Collect Amaranthus Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in Florida for Wild Relatives of Amaranth, Millets, Bedding Plants, Corn and Quinoa
item Plant Exploration in Florida to Collect Germplasm of Vaccinium Species for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in France to Collect Camelina Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in North Carolina and Tennessee to Collect Woody Landscape Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in Washington State, United States to Collect Lupinus polyphyllus Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Genetic Resource Acquisition, Conservation, International Exchange, and Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Support for the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
item Plant Safety, Horticultural Benefits, and Disease Efficacy of Essential Oils for use in Organically Grown Fruit Crops: From the Farm to the Consumer
item Plant-Parasitic Nematode Genomics: from Genomes to Endosymbionts
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP 2nd Phase with KSU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP 2nd Phase with TAMU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP 2nd Phase with TTU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP 2nd Phase with WTAMU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP with KSU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP with TAMU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP with TTU
item Precipitation and Irrigation Management to Optimize Profits from Crop Production- OAP with WTAMU
item Precision Application of Conservation in Upper Midwestern Cropping Systems
item Production, Utilization, and Importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Vegetable Production
item Quantitative Assessment of the Impacts of Conservation Practices on U.S. Croplands
item Rapid 'Ohi'a Death: Ceratocystis Species Killing Metrosideros polymorpha in Hawaii
item Rapid Ohia Death - Testing and Research Support
item Reducing the Environmental Footprint from Agricultural Systems through Managing Resources and Nutrient Inputs
item Regional Temperature Inversion Climatology and Outreach
item Remote Sensing Systems for Precision Agriculture to Address Issues in Environmental and Climate Change
item Research on a Diversity of Nematodes and Problems Important in the Production of Potato
item Resilient Management Systems and Decision Support Tools to Optimize Agricultural Production and Watershed Responses from Field to National Scale
item Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Modeling Support for the Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network
item SoyBase and the Legume Clade Database
item Spatiotemporal Decision Support Systems for Recognizing Variability and Managing Precision Irrigation in Field Crops
item Spray Drift Characterization of a Remotely Piloted Aerial Application System
item Strategies to Improve Soil and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable and Strawberry Production Systems
item Strategies to Support Resilient Agricultural Systems of the Southeastern U.S.
item Sustainable and Resilient Cropping Systems for Midwestern Landscapes
item Systematics of Beetles (Coleoptera) in Support of U.S. Agriculture, Arboriculture, and Biological Control of Pests
item Systematics Research Support for Economically Important Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
item Technologies for the Detection of Bacterial and Plant Toxins and Allergens that Impact Food Safety and Food Defense
item Technologies to Improve Conversion of Biomass-Derived Sugars to Bioproducts
item Technology Development, Evaluation and Validation for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Contaminants in Foods
item Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB, Albany, California
item Tools and Resources to Explore Maize Multi-omics Data
item Use of Locally Effective Microorganisms and Other Amendments for the Improvement of Soil Health in Mine-Impacted Remediated Soils
item Value of the Aerial Application Industry in the United States
item Virus-Protein Interactions Mediating Protein Trafficking
item Water and Light Use Efficiency of a Silvopasture System
item Water and Light Use Efficiency of a Silvopasture System
item Water Management to Sustain the Economic Activity from the Ogallala Aquifer on the Southern High Plains-TAMU
item Weed Biology and Development of Improved Management Technologies for Invasive and Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
item XSEDE Campus Champions Program