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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
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 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
Hard red winter wheat
item Accelerating Breeding Cycles in Wheat
item Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods
item Accelerating the Development of FHB-Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties
item Adapting Agricultural Databases for Genome Features
item Advancing Technologies for Grain Trait Measurement and Storage Preservation
item Agreement Regarding Mutual Understanding of Requirements for Cooperator Employees to Ride In or Operate Government-Owned Vehicles
item Attract-and-kill and Mating Disruption of the Stored Product Quarantine Threat Khapra Beetle
item Barberry Testing (FY24)
item Barley Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Genomics
item Barley Pest Initiative - New York
item Barley Pest Initiative - Ohio
item Barley Pest Initiative - Virginia
item Biochemistry and Physiology of Crop Adaptation to Soil-Based Abiotic Stresses
item Biodegradable Nanomaterial-based Non-GMO RNAi Delivery for Controlling FHB Disease
item Biology, Ecology, Genetics, and Genomics of Introduced Species for Biological Control of Invasive and Other Insect Pests
item Breed Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistant HWW via Doubled Haploid
item Breeding Fusariam Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Winter Wheat Varieties for Montana
item Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistant Hard Winter Wheat for North Dakota
item Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Winter Wheat and Barley
item Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)-resistant winter wheat for Texas and the Southern U.S.
item Characterization and Improvement of Wheat FHB Resistance Using Genomic Tools
item Characterization of Quality and Marketability of Western U.S. Wheat Genotypes and Phenotypes
item Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and its Relatives
item Comparative Chemosensory Genomics of Stored Product Insects
item Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Impacts on Biocontrol and Parasitoid Diversity in Wheat and Alfalfa
item Cooperative Improvement for Disease Resistance in Wheat
item Cooperative Improvement for Improved Rust Resistance in Wheat
item Cooperative Improvement for Improved Rust Resistance in Wheat
item Cooperative Improvement for Improved Rust Resistance in Wheat-Univ of Georgia
item Cooperative Research for Screening and Development of Wheat Germplasm with Improved Resistance to Rust Diseases
item Deoxynivalenol (DON) in Wheat and Barley
item Deoxynivalenol in Wheat and Inhibition of F. graminearum by Compounds in Wheat Bran
item Determination of Biochemical Functions of Hessian Fly Effectors
item Determining the Host Suitability and If Cross-resistance Exists for Cereal and Grass Crops Infested by the Hedgehog Grain Aphid in the Great Plains
item Develop an Improved Understanding of Microbe-pathogen Interactions for Biological Control
item Develop Functional Markers for Wheat Biotic and Abiotic Stress
item Develop Genetic Resources and Analytic Tools for Improvement of FHB Resistance in Wheat
item Developing a Rapid Response Protocol for Phosphine Resistance Management at Food Facilities by Leveraging Tools at or Close to Market
item Developing Automated Monitoring Solutions for Detection and Identification of Insect Pests of Grain
item Developing Diverse Solutions for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Wheat
item Developing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat for the Coastal Plain
item Developing Scab Resistant Wheat and Barley via Genomics
item Developing Semiochemical Tools for a New Putative Postharvest Seed Crop, Silphium Integrifolium
item Development of biological control methods for control of spotted lanternfly
item Development of FHB-Resistant Wheat Cultivars for the Midsouth
item Development of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat and Barley for the NE U.S.
item Development of Fusarium Head Blight Control Strategies to Support East African Agriculture
item Development of Fusarium Head Blight Control Strategies to Support East African Agriculture
item Development of Genomic Tool for Cereal Crop Improvement
item Development of High Extensibility Wheat for Flatbreads and Blending
item Development of New Biotech Traits in Wheat for Resistance against Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
item Diagnostic Services for Deoxynivalenol
item Diagnostic Services for DON
item Drought Stress Tolerance Trait Discovery in Wheat
item Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris
item Elucidating the Grape Malate Tonoplast Transporter: A Targeted Approach for Controlling Fruit & Wine Acidity & Improving Grapevine Tolerance
item Enhance Barley Breeding and Pest Research Capabilities
item Enhance Wheat Germplasm through Characterizing, Introgressing, and Engineering Stem Rust Resistance
item Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in the Southeastern U.S. Germplasm
item Enhancing Germplasm and Characterizing Genetic Resources for Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat
item Enhancing Insect Ecosystem Services that Benefit Modern Cropping Systems
item Enhancing Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Small Grain Germplasm
item Enriching and Understanding the Wheat Genome by Inducing Secondary Homoeologous Recombination
item Environmental Stress Tolerance in Wheat
item Evaluation of Grain Protectants on Grain Shrink Characteristics During Storage
item Evaluation of Integrated Management Programs and Fungicides for Fusarium Head Blight & DON in Indiana
item Evaluation of Sustainable Packaging Solutions for Humanitarian Aid
item Evaluation of Wheat Rust Resistance in South Texas
item Forecasting Models for Wheat Fusarium Head Blight
item Forecasting, Outbreak Prevention, and Ecology of Grasshoppers and Other Rangeland and Crop Insects in the Great Plains
item Function, Structure and Regulation of Membrane Transport Proteins Mediating Plant Mineral Nutrition and Abiotic Stress Responses
item Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Management in Wheat in South Dakota
item Fusarium Head Blight Management in Kansas
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat & Barley Prediction Models
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Fusarium Head Blight Research in Delaware
item Fusarium Mycotoxins Management in Sprouted Cereal Grains
item Genetic Analysis of a Candidate Hessian Fly-responsive Defense Gene Function Using a Rice Cultivar as Surrogate Genome
item Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Plant-Insect Interactions in Cereal Crops
item Genetic and Sequence Resources of Aegilops Markgrafii for Application in Wheat Crop Improvement Research
item Genetic Approaches to Improve Wheat Aluminum Resistance in a Carbon-Use-Efficient Means
item Genetic Improvement for Resistance to Aphids and Major Diseases in Wheat, Barley, and Sorghum in the Great Plains
item Genetic Transformation of Cereal Crops
item Genetics of Aggressiveness in Fusarium graminearum
item Genomic Analysis of Pest Resistance Genes in US Winter Wheat
item Genomic Characterization of Seed Filling and Nutritional Features in Edamame and Mature Soybeans
item Genomic of Host and Host-Pathogen Interaction in Cereal Rust Fungi
item Genomic Plus Phenomic Modeling of Breeding Populations from Ancient Ancestors of Wheat
item Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics of Puccinia graminis and Associated Rust Fungi
item GrainGenes- A Global Data Repository for Small Grains
item Haplotype-informed Prediction of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in U.S. Wheat Breeding Programs
item High Fidelity/Temporal Detection of Field Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)
item Identification, Characterization, and Utilization of Priority Traits for the Genetic Improvement of Winter Wheat and Barley Germplasm Adapted to the Great Plains
item Immunogenomics of Insects
item Impacts of Climate Change on Integrated Pest Management of Stored Product Insects
item Impacts of Single Kernel NIR Sorting on Hard Winter Wheat Quality, Flour Functionality and Applications
item Improve Hessian Fly Resistance of Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat - Georgia
item Improve Hessian Fly Resistance of Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat - Louisiana
item Improving Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance of Small Grains
item Improving Phenotyping Accuracy Using Artificially Intelligent Technologies and Innovative Method
item Improving Resilience of Dryland Legume Cropping Systems through Enhancement of Beneficial Microbiomes
item Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Pennsylvania
item Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in the Intermountain West
item Integrated Research to Enhance Forage and Food Production from Southern Great Plains Agroecosystems
item Introduction of Aphelinus Hordei for Biological Control of the Russian Wheat Aphid
item Introduction of Aphelinus Hordei for Biological Control of the Russian Wheat Aphid
item Introgression and Molecular Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat and Barley Type of
item Introgression of Aphid Resistance Genes from Ae. Tauschii into Bread Wheat
item Investigating the Behavioral and Chemical Ecology of Insect-microbe Interactions and Their Ramifications for Food Quality in the Post-harvest
item Localization, Functions and Interacting Targets of Hessian Fly Effectors in Wheat
item Management of Diverse Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information in the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Small Grains Collection
item Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and DON in Wheat and Barley
item Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Missouri
item Management of the USWBSI Networking & Facilitation Office
item Management Strategies for Invasive Aphid Pests of Cereals
item Managing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Through Lab and Field Studies
item Mapping Genes Underlying Fusarium Head Blight Variation to Target
item Maximizing Adoption by Demonstrating the Compatibility of Insecticide Netting with Diverse Pest Management Tactics at Food Facilities
item Measurement and Improvement of Hard Winter Wheat End-Use Quality Traits
item Methods for Evaluation of Whole Wheat Flour
item Mobilizing Genetic Resources and Technologies for Breeding Profitable, Resilient, and Nutritious Hard Winter Wheat
item Mobilizing the Genetic Resources of Ancient Grains
item Modeling for Postharvest Grain Quality and Insect Control
item Modeling Phosphine Gas Movement in Grain Bunkers
item Molecular Characterization of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
item Molecular Mechanisms of Two Tauschii-Derived Genes for Insect Resistance and Yield Increase in Wheat
item Molecular Network in Wheat - Hessian Fly Interactions
item Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop Biotechnology
item Monitoring and Characterizing Cereal Rust Pathogens and Their Host Resistance
item Monitoring Cereal Rust Development on Alternate Hosts
item Monitoring Climatic Changes in Northwest Oklahoma
item Monitoring Incursion of Wheat Stem Rust of Foreign Origin
item Multi-Level Remote Sensing for High-Throughput Phenotyping of Stem Rust Disease
item Mycotoxin Testing Services at Virginia Tech
item New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
item New Uses for Low Falling Number Hard Winter Wheat and Mechanism Study
item Next-Generation Approaches for Monitoring and Management of Stored Product Insects
item NIFA CAP for Innovation in Genomic Technology to Accelerate Breeding
item NIFA CAP for Innovation in Genomic Technology to Accelerate Breeding: Leveraging high-throughput genotyping and phenotyping technologies
item Novel Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados - the Development of Phorectic Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes to Insect Galleries
item Novel Resistance Phenotyping Strategies for Hessian Fly of Wheat
item Phenotyping of Wheat and Barley Germplasm for Disease Resistance
item Plant-Fungal Interactions and Host Resistance in Fusarium Head Blight of Barley and Wheat
item Regional Screening Nurseries - Kansas
item Regulation of Plant Infection and DON Biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum
item Relating Wheat Genotypes and Phenotypes
item Robotic Delivery (SKUNK) for Pest Management in Food Processing Facilities
item Screening for Resistance to Wheat Rusts in Southern Texas
item Smoke Exposure Effects on Grape Berry Development and Metabolism
item Sorting of Haploid Maize Kernels for Accelerated Maize Development
item Studies of Genetic Mechanisms of Sorghum Resistance to Aphids
item Surveillance and Analysis of Stem Rust on Hybrid and Parental Barberries
item Surveillance, Pathogen Biology, and Host Resistance of Cereal Rusts
item Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB, Albany, California
item Tools for High-throughput Rheological Evaluation of Breeding Germplasm
item Toward Improving Transformation and Editing in Triticum aestivum and Sorghum Bicolor
item Ug99 Surveillance Through California Sentinel Plots
item Ug99 Surveillance Through Sentinel Plots
item Understanding Mechanisms of Multitrophic Interactions between Aphids, Viruses, Symbionts and Cereal Plants
item USWBSI Wheat Transformation/Gene Editing Facility
item Validation and Delivery of Sugarcane Aphid + Natural Enemy Threshold Sampling Plans in Grain Sorghum
item Virus-Host-Vector Interactions of Barley/Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses
item Wheat and Pulse Product Functionality and Nutrition
item Wheat Breeding and Variety Development (Wheat Improvement Team)
item Wheat Crop Improvement for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance by Cytogenetics
item Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (DEWAS)
item Wheat Pathology Research
item Wheat Stripe Rust Initiative