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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
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
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
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 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
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
item A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake
item A Nutrimetabolomic Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Whole Grain Intake
item A Regional Self-Reliance Analysis of New England to 2030
item A Systematic Research Approach to Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item A Systems Approach to Responsive Agriculture
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 Acute Effects of Sedentary Behaviors on Cardiometabolic Risk in Latino Youth
item Additive Effects of Honey and Whole Foods in Altering Postprandial Glycemia
item Adipocyte Gap Junction on Milk Production and Milk Quality & Hypothalamic Regulation on Lactational Hyperphagia
item Adipose Tissue Biology
item Advancing Methods and Applications in Metagenomics Sequence Analysis
item Advancing the Nutritional Quality of Staple Food Crops for Improved Intestinal Function and Health
item Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
item AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems
item Aligning Production Agricultural Systems to Enhance Diet and Health Outcomes
item Analysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
item Analytical Study and Method Development for Nutrient Composition of Human Milk
item Are Protective Effects of Blueberry Polyphenols Mediated by the Microbiome
item Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
item Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Human Fecal Samples
item Assessment of Intestinal Permeability in Adults
item Biological Effects of Particles Generated by Biodiesel Fuels and Wildfires
item Biological Mechanisms Through Which TMAO Promotes Atherosclerosis
item Biomarkers of Nutritional Status Resulting from Altered Food Composition
item Body Weight and Health Consequences
item California Partnership for Personalized Nutrition
item Cancer Prevention with Dietary Phytochemicals
item Characterizing the Physiological Role of SLC22A24
item Clinical Research
item Collaboration Agreement for the Transfer of Human Data
item Collaboration on a Dietary Recall Interview Innovation Project
item Collaboration on Dietary Assessment Innovations for Collection and Dissemination of National Dietary Data
item Collaborative Animal Research Between Cornell University and USDA-ARS
item Collaborative Research in Human Nutrition
item Community Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
item Composition of Early Human Milk (E-MILQ) Brazil
item Composition of Early Human Milk (E-MILQ) Denmark
item Composition of Early Human Milk (E-MILQ) the Gambia
item Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
item Continue to Obtain Food and Beverage Products for the USDA Global Branded Food Products Database
item Data Pooling Project for Investigation Red Meat and Omnivorous Dietary Patterns, and Human Health via Metabolomics and Machine Learning Methods
item Defining a Pathway of Oxalic Acid Catabolism, Influence on Nutritional Composition, Phytochemical, and Production in Dietary Important Plants
item Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program
item Determining Fire Ant Bait Specificity to Extend Fire Ant Control by Conserving Non-Target Ants
item Developing a Research Roadmap About Processed Foods, Food Processing, and Human Health in the Context of the US Food System
item Development of Effective Analytical Methods for Evaluation of Hemp Materials & Processing Products for Phytochemical Composition, incl Cannabinoids
item Development of Enhanced Bio-Based Products from Low Value Agricultural Co-Products and Wastes
item Development of New Standard Rodent Diet
item Diet and Cardiovascular Health
item Diet and Cardiovascular Health
item Dietary and Physical Activity Guidance for Weight Loss and Maintenance
item Dietary and Physical Activity Influences on Infant/Child/Adolescent/Maternal Health and Development
item Dietary Database Technical Support for National Surveillance
item Dietary Strategies for Cancer Prevention
item Dietary Strategies for Cancer Prevention
item Dissecting Roles for Basal Forebrain and Sensory Processing Circuits in Feeding Behavior
item Early-MILQ (E-MILQ) Study to Collect and Analyze Human Milk During the First Month Postpartum
item Eating Patterns and Obesity Prevention in Children
item Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
item Effect of Daily Consumption of Peanuts/Peanut Butter on Immune Function and Cardiometabolic Markers and Risk Factors in Free-Living Individuals
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 Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 1
item Effect of Minimally Processed Meat and Further Processed Meat on Biomarkers and Risk Factors for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - Phase 2
item Effect of Yogurt on Mucosal Immunity in the Gastrointestinal Tract
item Effects of Ant-Produced Compounds on Microbes
item Energy Met.: Novel Approaches to Facilitating Successful Energy Regulation in Aging--Obesity & Met.: Role of Adipocyte Metabolism in the Development of Obesity and Associated Metabolic Complications
item Epidemiology of Childhood Diet and Obesity
item Epigenetic Mechanisms Mediating Developmental Programming of Obesity
item Evaluation of Dietary and Nutritional Assessment
item Evaluation of Human Milk, Dairy Resources, and Medical Nutrition Products to Optimally Meet Human Infant's Nutrition Needs
item Exploiting Nutrition and Protein Quality Controls to Delay Age-related Macular Degeneration and Cataracts
item Exploiting Nutrition and Protein Quality Controls to Delay Age-related Macular Degeneration and Cataracts
item FASEB Virtual Science Conference: The Nutrition, Immunity and Inflammation Conference
item Food Factors, Meal Patterns, and Lipoproteins
item Fostering the Development of Future Dietitians
item FY22 Developing Biological Control and other Safeguarding Tools to Manage Invasive Pests
item FY23 Developing Biological Control and other Safeguarding Tools to Manage Invasive Pests
item Headquarters Cooperative Programs - Food Nutrition, Safety, and Quality (FNSQ)
item Healthy Eating and Lifestyle for Total Health (HEALTH)
item Human Dietary Interventions to Reduce Risk of Chronic Diseases
item Human Milk Volume Measurement by the Deuterated Water Method in the E-MILQ
item Human Obesity Prevention Research
item Identification and Evaluation of Data Sets for Analysis of the Contribution of Prune Consumption to Bone Health
item Identifying the Role of Pulses in a Healthful Diet: Metabolomic Signatures of Dietary Pulses and their Benefits on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
item Impact of Diet on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Health and Immune Function
item Impact of Food and Particulates on Metabolic Risk
item Impact of Maternal Influence and Early Dietary Factors on Child Growth, Development, and Metabolic Health
item Impact of Perinatal Nutrition on Metabolic Health and Disease Prevention
item Impact of Prenatal and Postnatal Factors on Mother and Child Health
item Impact of Prenatal and Postnatal Factors on Mother and Child Health
item Impact of Prenatal and Postnatal Factors on Mother and Child Health
item Improved Surveillance and Control of Stable Flies, House Flies, and Other Filth Flies
item Improving Fire Ant IPM in the Coachella Valley: Effects of Irrigation on Bait Efficacy, Mating Flight Phenology, and the Status of Biocontrol Agents
item Improving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
item Improving Public Health by Understanding Metabolic and Bio-Behavioral Effects of Following Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
item Improving the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by Understanding Genetic and Dietary Interactions in Mice
item Improving Vitality, Sustainability, and Value-Added Processing by Animal Food Systems in the New England States in a manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in Plant-Based Food Systems of the New England States
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in the Local Food Systems of the New England States
item Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers
item Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies
item Integrating Community Nutrition with Improved Pregnancy Outcomes
item Interplay Between Health Behaviors and Food Environments in the Mississippi Delta
item Interplay of the Physical Environment, Social Domain, and Intrapersonal Factors on Nutrition and Physical Activity Related Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
item Intestinal Microbiome and Childhood Feeding
item Invasion history and spread of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Florida.
item Investigating Alternative Protein Foods in the Dietary Guidelines
item Longitudinal Analysis of Diet Quality, Health Outcomes and Mortality and Predictors of Living to Become a Centenarian
item Management of Fire Ants and Other Invasive Ants
item Maternal Diet, Trans-generational Inheritance of Microbiota and Metabolic Syndrome
item Metabolic and Epigenetic Regulation of Nutritional Metabolism
item Metagenomic Approaches to Dietary Interventions
item Microbial Taxa and Function in Lactase Non-Persisters: Understanding How to Personalize Dairy Products for a Diverse California population
item Microbiota and Nutritional Health
item Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
item Modernizing Dietary Assessment: Adapting Deep Learning to Predict Ingredients from Food Photos
item Molecular Determinants of Energy Metabolism Regulation and Gut Function in Response to Zinc Deficiency
item Molecular, Cellular, and Regulatory Aspects of Obesity Development
item Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality-Extra Analyses (MILQ II) Project
item Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality-Extra Analyses (MILQ II) Project II
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item Network Service Agreement for ARS - Nutrition Center Location
item Neural Circuits and Obesity Mechanisms
item Novel Approaches to Facilitating Successful Energy Regulation in Aging
item Novel Spatial Repellents and Insecticides to Circumvent
item Nutrient Metabolism and Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults
item Nutrient Metabolism and Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults
item Nutrition and Regenerative Medicine for Preventing Age-Related Neurological Disorders
item Nutrition and Regenerative Medicine for Preventing Age-Related Neurological Disorders
item Nutrition Research and Chronic Disease Prevention for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant and Lactating Women
item Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Healthy Aging
item Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Healthy Aging
item Nutrition, Immune and Inflammatory Responses, and Related Diseases
item Nutrition, Immune and Inflammatory Responses, and Related Diseases
item Nutrition, Sarcopenia, Physical Function, and Skeletal Muscle Capacity During Aging
item Nutrition, Sarcopenia, Physical Function, and Skeletal Muscle Capacity During Aging
item Nutritional Quality and Micronutrient Bioavailability of Foods
item Nutritional Role of Phytochemicals
item Personalized Nutrition and Healthy Aging
item Personalized Nutrition and Healthy Aging
item Plant Antinutrients and the Gut Microbiome: A New Dimension
item Preventing the Development of Childhood Obesity
item Program Development to Address Responsive Agriculture for the Advancement of Health
item Regulation of Glucose and Gluconeogenesis and their Roles in Type-2 Diabetes and Obesity
item Relationships Between Perceived and Objective Measures of Health Behavior
item Research to Understand How Maternal-Child Nutrition and Physical Activity Optimize Health and Development
item Role of Adipocyte Metabolism in the Development of Obesity and Associated Metabolic Complications
item Rural Aging Study (Geisinger)
item Rural Diet Diversity in New England
item Strategies to Alter Dietary Food Components and Their Effects on Food Choice and Health-Related Outcomes
item Strengthening Gut Barrier Integrity with Beneficial Microbes to Increase Lifespan and Healthspan
item Surveillance of Non-Sylvatic Mayaro Virus Transmission and Other Arbopathogens and Insecticide Resistance in Mosquito Vectors in the USSOUTHCOM AOR
item Survey of Bacterial Microbes on Fire Ant Nests
item Synergizing Pyrethroid-treated Military Fabrics with Potassium Channel Blockers
item Technical Applications Used in Monitoring, Processing, and Reporting Dietary Intakes of U.S. Population
item Technical Nutrition Support for National Dietary Databases (2020-2025)
item The Effect of Pregnancy and Lactation on Carotenoid Status and Bioactivity
item The Effects of Strawberry Supplementation on Memory and Gait Among Obese Older Adults
item The Effects of Strawberry Supplementation on Memory and Gait Among Obese Older Adults
item The Impact of Sugar Reduction on Perception of Sweetness and Food Intake
item The Microbiome as a Mediator of Host-Genome-Determined Lactation Outcomes and the Liver-Gut Axis in Lactation
item The Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study Supplement: MILQ2
item The Potential Contribution of Beta-Carotene Metabolites to Cancer Risk
item The Role of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors on Nutrition and Related Health Status Using Large-Scale Survey Data
item The Role of Honey and Small Intestine Microbes in Digestive Health
item The Study of Dietary and Nutritional Assessment of Older Adults
item UC Davis Dietary Biomarkers Development Center - Metabolomics and Intervention Cores
item Understanding Dietary Factors Affecting Colon and Liver Cancer Risk
item Understanding Multiscale Environmental Predictors of Zoonotic Risk from Satellite Data
item Understanding Nutritionally Modifiable Risk Factors for Cancer Prevention
item USDA FoodData Central Optimization
item USDA Global Branded Foods Products Database & Public Private Partnership
item Using Deep Learning To Simulate Individual Responses In Cardiovascular Disease Risk To Different Dietary Patterns
item Using Diversity Outbred Mice to Model Heterogenous Diet Responses
item Utilizing the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Animal Care and Use Committee and the Institutional Biosafety Committee
item Valorization of Dairy Sidestreams to Fight Calcium Deficits in Postmenopausal Women
item WHNRC Fiber Intervention Study: Dietary Assessment