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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 Wild birds Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other Wildlife habitats Wine grapes Winter annual grasses (includes annual ryegrass) Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover) Wood and wood products Wool fiber Rangelands and grasslands, general A Regional Experiment to Evaluate Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments in the Sagebrush Steppe Agricultural and Industrial Uses of Fgd Gypsum American Forage & Grassland Council Conference (pa-08-16) Application of System Models to Evaluate and Extend Cropping Systems Studies at Different Great Plains/northwest Locations Assessing the Status and Extent of Sagebrush Step Plant Communities Within the Great Basin Biological Control of Invasive Plants of the Northern Great Plains Biological Control of U.S. Invasive Weeds from China Biological Control Research on Western Rangeland Weeds Biologically Based Integrated Management of Weeds on Western Rangeland Watersheds Cast Publications on Issues in Agriculture and Agricultural Research Characterization, Management and Monitoring of the Shortgrass Steppe Rangeland Ecosystem Characterizing Cattle Distributions on Rangelands Collaborative Livestock Research Between ARS and Ndsu Hettinger Research Extension Center Collection of Low-Maintenance Turf Grass Seeds in Eurasia Complete Needed Enhancements of Oms and Delivery of the Oms-Prototype Field to Watershed Scale Model for Ceap Conservation Effects Assessment Project (Ceap)-Fort Collins, Co Conservation Effects Assessment Project -Grazinglands Converting Crested Wheatgrass Stands to Native Rangeland Council on Sustainable Biomass Production Develop and Evaluate Plants for Improved Livestock Performance Develop and Use Est Libraries to Identify and Clone Desirable Genes from Grasses Develop And/or Use Molecular Tools to Identify and Clone Desirable Genes from Rangeland Plants Develop Knowledge Base and Quantitative Tools for Optimal Crops and Mgmt Practices for Variable Ltd Water Conditions in the Great Plains Develop, Evaluate and Exchange Promising Plant Germplasm for the Western U.S. Develop, Test, and Improve the Needed Science Modules and Models of Agricultural Systems in Oms for Various Applications Development Technologies and Plant Germplasm for Management and Remediation of Degraded Rangelands Disturbance Assessment and Mitigation of Great Basin Rangeland Ecological and Management Research on the Shortgrass Steppe Ecological Society of America: Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels (Pa-08-11) Ecology and Management of Grasshoppers and Other Insect Pests in the Northern Great Plains Effect of Soil-Borne Fungal Pathogens on Forest Diversity and Dynamics Effectiveness of Watershed Land-Management Practices to Improve Water Quality Enhanced System Models and Decision Support Tools to Optimize Water Limited Agriculture Enhancing Applications of the Object Modeling System (Oms): Applications of Gpfarm-Rangeland Model Built from Oms Components Establish a General Framework for Cooperation and Coordination of Rangeland Research Having Regional Or National Application Estimating Environmental Impacts of Conservation Practices on Grazing Lands Evaluating Gpfarm Usage by Members of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers Evaluation of Perennial Herbaceous Biomass Crops in North Dakota Field Evaluation and Improvement of a Range-Livestock Decision Support Model Future Directions for National Resource Inventory (Nri) Germplasm Development for Southern Plains Rangeland and Pasture Landscapes Global Change: Responses and Management Strategies for Semi-Arid Rangelands Grazing and Range Improvement Investigations with Beef Cattle Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Great Basin Cooperative Eco-Systems Study Unit II Great Basin Restoration Initiative Remote Sensing Project Ground and Aerial Analyses of the Vegetation in Selected Allotments of the Grand River and Missouri National Grasslands Headquarters Cooperative Programs - Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems (Nr&sas) Impacts of Global Changes and Biological Control of Invasive Weeds on Western Rangelands Implications of Global Change for Rangeland Management Improved Plant Genetic Resources for Pastures and Rangelands in the Temperate Semiarid Regions of the Western U.S. Improvement of Plant Materials and Beef Cow Production on Irrigated Pastures Indian Ricegrass and Needle and Thread Grass Genetic Diversity Assessment in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Integrated Weed Control and Revegetation of Temperate Desert Rangeland in the Great Basin Joint Conference of the International Rangeland Congress and International Grasslands Congress Joint Effects of Climate Change on Grasslands: Extending Lycog Through Stochastic Modeling of Co2, Temperature, and Precipitation Forcing Land Use Change and Carbon and Water Dynamics in Conservation Reserve Program Lands Long-Term Ecological Research on the Shortgrass Steppe Low Altitude, High-Resolution Digital Aerial Photography, and Computer Enhanced Data Analysis for Monitoring Rangeland Resources Magnetoreception in Insects: Magnetic Characterization, Behavior, and Neurophysiology Maintenance Characterization, Storage, and Distribution of Key Native Germplasm Monitoring Climatic Changes in Central Oklahoma Multi-Scale Evaluation of Land Use Management Systems in the Upper Midwest Object Modeling and Scaling of Landscape Processes and Conservation Effects in Agricultural Systems Phylogenetic Characterization of Genetic Diversity in Basalt Milkvetch; Characterizing Multi-Species Interactions in Response to Disturbance Plant Genetic Diversity and Gene Discovery Research Proactive Management for Sustainable Rangeland Production Quantifying Environmental Benefits Derived from Implementing Rangeland and Pasture Land Conservation Practices Rangeland and Livestock Resource Management Regional Management of Perennial Mustards & Yst in Western Rangelands Utilizing An Integrated Pest Management Systems Approach Remote Assessment of Agro-Ecosystems Restoration of Native Plants Select, Breed, Develop And/or Use Low Maintenance Turf Grasses Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems: the Conservation-Production Interface Short Rotation Crops International Conference: Biofuels, Bioenergy, & Bioproducts from Sustainable Agriculture & Forest Crops (Pa-08-27) Simple Forage Prediction Tools for Drought Mgmt. in Livestock Production Derived from a Database of Historical & Simulated Forage Production Sustainable Systems for the Northern Great Plains Sustaining and Enhancing Southern Plains Rangeland and Pasture Landscapes Techniques for Reseeding of Abandonded Agricultural Lands USDA U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory Value-Added Animal Production for 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