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cacti) Other animals, general Other beef cattle products Other cultured finfish Other cultured shellfish Other dairy cattle products Other Pollinators Other poultry products Other products of the forest Other swine products Oysters Papaya 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 Raisin grapes Rangelands and grasslands, general Rangelands, other Raspberry Red clover Remote sensing equipment and technology Research equipment and methods, general/other 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 Sensory evaluation/analysis methods (human senses) 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 The family and its members The farm as an enterprise Tilapia Tomato Trees, forests, and forest products, general Trefoil Tropical forests Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other Trout 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 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 Hard red winter wheat A Rapid Assay System for Transgenes That Confer Resistance to Don and Fhb Accelerating the Development of Fhb-Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties Aerosol Applications As a Methyl Bromide Alternative for Milling, Processing, and Food Storage Alien Chromosome Engineering and the Deployment of a Novel Source of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat An Integrated Database and Bioinformatics Resource for Small Grains Analyses of Wheat Microarrays and Functional Proteomics of Resistance and Susceptibility Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug: Colorado Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug: Oklahoma Arewide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug: Nebraska Assessing Management Effects on Crops and Soils Association Genetics of Beta-Glucan Metabolism to Enhance Oat and Barley Germplasm for Food and Nutritional Function Biologically Based Cereal Aphid Managment Biomarkers of Low Dose Immunotoxicity of Deoxynivalenol in Mice Breeding and Development of DNA Markers for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat Breeding and Genetics of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Barley Breeding Soft Winter Wheat with Multiple Fhb Resistance Bt Mode of Action in Coleopteran Pests Cereal Aphid Life System Modeling Characterization and Enhancement of Plant Resistance to Water-Deficit and Thermal Stresses Characterization of Grain Biochemical Components Responsible for End-Use Quality Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Its Relatives Chemical Biology and Molecular Approaches to Pest Control Chemistry and Biochemistry of Insect Behavior, Physiology and Ecology Chromosome Engineering of Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat Collaborative Studies of Fungicides and Application techniques for Improved Control of Fusarium Head Blight Comparative Functional Genomics of Plant Pathogenic Fusarium Species (Mit) Comparative Functional Genomics of Plant Pathogenic Fusarium Species (Purdue) Contribution of Local Inoculum Sources to Regional Atmospheric Populations of G. Zeae Conventional Breeding Information Technologies to Control Fhb in Wheat and Barley Cotton Fiber-Specific Reporter Systems to Evaluate Abiotic Stress Effects on Fiber Development Creation of a High-Density Genetic Map of the Hessian Fly Genome Crop Protection and Production Strategies for Horticultural Crops Crop Residue Management and Screening Techniques for Improved Management of Fhb Defining the Genetic Diversity and Structure of the Soybean Genome and Applications to Gene Discovery in Soybean and Wheat Germplasm Developing Managing Stratagies to Reduce Effects of Fhb in the Great Plains Developing Practical Fhb Disease Management Strategies for Wheat and Barley Crops Developing Technologies to Enhance Utility of B. Subtilis Against Wheat Scab Developing Technology and Procedures to Measure Characteristics of Grain and Plants Developing Winter Wheat with Improved Fusarium Head Blight Tolerance by Conventional and Transgenic Approaches Development of Abiotic Stress Resistant Wheat Germplasm Development of Computer Models for Stored Product Insect Population Dynamics in Flour Mills Development of Fhb Resistant Wheat Genotypes Adapted to the Gulf Coast Development of Field Deployable Optical Spectrometers with Chemometric Methods for the Analysis of Food and Grain Applications Development of Fusarium Head Blight Resistant Wheat Varieties - Cornell Development of Grass Genomic Resources for Crop Improvement and Biofuel Research Development of Integrated Pest Management Programs to Reduce Methyl Bromide Fumigations for Control of Insects in Postharvest Structures Development of Integrated Pest Management Programs to Reduce Methyl Bromide Fumigations for Control of Insects in Postharvest Structures Development of Mid-Oleic, Low-Linolenic, Low-Saturated Substitutes for Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Development of Rapid and Objective Methods for Hard Winter Wheat Quality Testing Development of Resources for Improvement in and Coordination of Grass Crop Species Research Development of Scab Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties Development of Scab Resistant Wheat Cultivars for Kansas Development of Waxy (Amylose-Free) Winter Wheat Cultivars for the Central Great Plains Diagnostic Services for Don Diagnostic Services for Vomitoxin (Don) in Wheat Discovery and Application of Microbial Production and Formulation Biotechnologies to Enhance Biocontrol of Fungal Plant Diseases Ecology of Diuraphis Ecology, Sampling, and Modeling of Insect Pests of Stored Grain, Processing Facilities, and Warehouses Effects of Net Primary Productivity and Residue Removal on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Transformation Engineering Fusarium Head Blight Resistance and Plant Defense Signaling Enhanced Tools for the Deployment of Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Models Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in the Southeastern U.S. Germplasm Pool Enhancement of Hard Winter Wheat Quality and Its Utility Enhancement of Oat Germplasm for Resistance/tolerance to Barley and Cereal Yellow Dwarf Virus Utilizing Marker-Assisted-Selection Breeding Enhancement of Scab Resistant Wheat Cultivars Adapted to the Southeast Enhancing Resistance to Cereal Rusts in Great Plains Hard Winter Wheats Enhancing Resistance to Stripe Rust in Great Plains Hard Winter Wheats Evaluating Cereal Starch and Protein Digestibility Evaluation and Improvement of Cereal Germplasm for Disease Resistance and Winter-Hardiness Evaluation of the Impact of Fumigation on Stored-Product Insect Populations in Flour Mills Evolutionary Enzymes and Separation Processes for Improved Biorefining of Crops and Residues Expanding the Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Capacity of the Official Inspection System Expanding the Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Capacity of the Official Inspection System Fhb Epidemiology on Spring Wheat in South Dakota Field Studies on Chemical and Biological Control of Fusarium Head Blight in South Dakota Field Testing of Aphid Resistant Wheat Breeding Lines Formulation and Field Testing of Organisms for Biological Control of Wheat Scab Functional Genomics in Hessian Fly Fungicide Efficacy Evaluations for Managing Scab in Louisiana Wheat Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat: Epidemiology and Management by Genetic and Chemical Means Fusarium Head Blight Research in Winter Wheat Fusarium Head Blight Uniform Fungicide Trial in Maryland Genes Regulated by the Gmpk1 Pathway and Pathogenesis in Fusarium Graminearum Genetic Analysis and Comparison of Host Defense Against Cereal Aphids in Wheat, Barley, and Sorghum Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Resistance to Barley and Cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses and Fungi Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Improve Insect Resistance and Other Value-Added Traits in Wheat, Barley, and Sorghum Genetic Diversity and Genetic Mapping of Gibberella Zeae Genetic Enhancement for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Hard Winter Wheat Genetic Improvement and Evaluation of Hard Winter and Spring Wheats Genetics of Host Specificity and Climatic Adaptation in Biological Control Agents Introduced for Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds Genetics, Population Biology, and Host-Parasite Interactions of Cereal Rust Fungi and Their Diseases Genome Assembly: Genetic Anchoring of Contigs Genomic Approaches to Improving Transport and Detoxification of Selected Mineral Elements in Crop Plants Genomics and Molecular Approaches to Wheat Traits Genomics and Proteomics of Stored-Product Insects for Development of New Biopesticides Global Bydv/cydv Sequencing Project Hastening the Development of Speciality Spring Wheats with Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight Heterogeneity & Toxigenic Potential of U.S. Fusarium Graminearum Human Susceptibility to Trichothecene Mycotoxins Identification and Qtl Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat and Durum Wheat Identification and Utilization of Resistance to Soybean Rust Identification of Genetic Factors Conferring Cold Tolerance in Winter Wheat Identification of Markers Linked to Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat Identifying Resistance to Ug99 in Wheat and Barley, and Phenotyping Mapping Populations Impact of Single Kernel and Bulk Sample Properties on Milling Yield and Economics Improved and Continued Deployment of Prediction Models for Fhb and Integration of Inoculum and Host Resistance into Prediction Models Improved Handling and Storage Systems for Grain Quality Maintenance and Measurement Improved Handling of Grain in Commercial Elevators Improved Isolation, Modification, and Functionality of Grain Proteins for New Product Development Improved Sensing Systems for Grain Quality Measurement and Storage Improving the Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Phytoremediation Potential, and Nutritional Quality of Plants Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Increasing Inland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production Profitability Influence of Essential Oil Surfactants and Wild-Type/fungicide Tolerant Variants of Cryptococcus Flavescens Oh 182.9 on Fhb of Wheat Integrated Management and Prediction of Fusarium Head Blight and Don in Winter Wheat Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Root Rot Diseases of Greenhouse Floriculture Integrated Management of Fhb in Spring and Winter Wheat in North Dakota Integrated Management of Insect Pests in Stored Grain and in Processed Grain Products Integrated Post-Harvest Rice Management and Information Delivery: Optimizing Insect Control and Grain Quality Intragenic Tools for Improved Rice Biotechnology Karnal Bunt Cooperative Research Karnal Bunt Cooperative Research at Cimmyt Karnal Bunt Cooperative Research Program Management and Resistance Sources for Control of Fhb in Barley Management of Fhb in Arkansas Management of National Small Grains Collection Resources Mapping and Deployment of Qtl for Wheat Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (Fhb) Mechanisms of Resistance and Susceptibility in Wheat/hessian Fly Interactions Modification of the Ribosomal Target to Enhance Resistance to Trichothecene Mycotoxins Molecular Analysis of Effects of Environment on Wheat Flour Quality and Allergenic Potential Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Hessian Fly Resistance in Soft Winter Wheat Molecular Characterization and Pyramiding of Novel Scab Resistance Sources Adapted to the Northern Plains Growing Region Molecular Characterization of Small Grains Germplasm Molecular Genetic Approaches to Develop Scab Resistance Molecular Genetics of Virulence and Resistance to Wheat Diseases Molecular Marker Evaluation of International Fusarium Spring Wheat Nurseries Molecular Mechanisms of Wheat Resistance to the Hessian Fly Molecular Tools to Minimize Risk in Genetically Engineered Crops Monitoring Aerial Transport of Asian Phakopsora Pachyrhizi Spores (Clemson - Sc) Monitoring Aerial Transport of Asian Phakopsora Pachyrhizi Spores (Louisiana) Monitoring Aerial Transport of Asian Soybean Rust Fungal Spores (Iowa) Monitoring Aerial Transport of Asian Soybean Rust Fungal Spores (Ohio) Monitoring Aerial Transport of Asian Soybean Rust Fungal Spores (Psu) Monitoring Aerial Transport of Phakopsora Pachyrhizi Spores Multitrophic Interactions Between Plant Resistance, Cereal Aphids, and Natural Enemies in Wheat Cropping Systems Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield Qtl in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines Objective Grading and End-Use Property Assessment of Single Kernels and Bulk Grain Samples Optical Properties of Small Grains for Rapid and Objective Assessment of Quality and Safety Pathogen Population Biology and Genomics, and Host Resistance for Fusarium Head Blight of Cereals Phenotypic Analysis of Grass Resistance Genes and Hessian Fly Avirulence Genes Physical and Genomic Mapping of X2 Chromosome in Hessian Fly Plant and Seed Chemistry Genetics Potential Impact of Potato Wound Healing and Quality Due to Post-Harvest Sprout and Disease Control Product Application Prediction Models and Improved Pre-Harvest Estimates of Deoxynivalenol Production of Wheat Germplasm with Enhanced Baking Quality Proteomics of Coleopteran Midgut Proteins Rapid, Multiplex Real Time Pcr for Detection, Identification, and Quantification of Fusarium Spp. Remote Sensing for Russian Wheat Aphids in Wheat Russian Wheat Aphid - Plant Interactions Saturation Mapping of the Chromosome 2(2h)fusarium Head Blight Resistance Qtl Screening Hordeum Germplasm for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight and Don Accumulation Selection of Defense Peptides to Protect Wheat from Fusarium Head Blight Simultaneous Improvement of Fiber Quality and Heat Tolerance Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (Snp) Discovery and Application and Qtl Mapping in Soybean and Wheat Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (Snp) DNA Marker Discovery, Mapping, and Application Small Grains Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement Splash Dispersal, Inoculum Level and Fungicide Effects on Fusarium Head Blight Spring Wheat Breeding for Scab Resistance in South Dakota Starch Degradation by Gibberella Zeae and Its Role in Fueling Development Structural and Functional Studies of Trichothecene Biosynthetic Enzymes Structural-Functional Analysis of Almt-Type Transporters: Identification of Protein Motifs Conferring Roles in Aluminum Tolerance Tailoring Superior Alleles of Altsb, a Major Sorghum Aluminum Tolerance Gene, for Deployment into Crop Breeding Programs The Relationship Between Fungal Colonization and Don Contamination in Wheat Seeds U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative¿s Networking and Facilitation Office and Website Uniform Fungicide Trial for Fusarium Head Scab Control in Montana Spring Wheat Uniform Fungicide Trial for Scab on Wheat in Illinois Uniform Nursery for Srww and Breeding Scab Resistant Varieties for Ohio Uniform Trial for Integrated Control in Fhb: Kentucky Uniform Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Fungicides and Biologicals Against Fusarium Head Blight Utilization of Genetics, Breeding and DNA Technologies to Develop Wheat That Is Resistant to Multiple Disease and Pests Validation, Fine Mapping, Marker Assisted Selection, and Accelerated Breeding for Scab Resistance in Soft Red Winter Wheat Wheat Applied Genomics Wheat Applied Genomics Wheat Leaf Rust Genome Sequencing and Comparative Resources for Rust Fungi Wheat Rust Immunity for the Resource Poor Wheat Rust Immunity for the Resource Poor Wheat Stripe Rust Initiative Whole Genome Analysis of the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection and Applications for New Gene Discovery (50,000 Snps) Winter Wheat Breeding for Scab Resistance in South Dakota       Plans & Reports USDA Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Report Annual Performance Report Annual Performance Plan Big Picture of ARS Research 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