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Central Southwest Gulf Coast Information Node - Gateway to biological information for Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico, including the coastal areas of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]
Cereal Disease Laboratory (CDL) - Research on the biology of the pathogens that cause these diseases and on methods to enhance disease resistance in small grains [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Climate Change Atlas for 80 Forest Tree Species of the Eastern United States - [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service]
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Dendrome - A collection of forest tree genome databases and other forest genetic information resources [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service]
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Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit - Conducts research to enhance the sustainability of seed production systems of temperate grasses and legumes [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Forage and Range Research Laboratory (FRRL) - Research efforts are focused on broadening the genetic base of rangeland and pasture plants for upgrading lands in the western United States [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Taxonomy - Data providing the structure and nomenclature for the accessions of the National Plant Germplasm System [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]
GrainGenes 2.0 - A small grains and sugarcane genetic database [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) - Provides information on Red Tides. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science]
Hopkins U.S. System Index (HUSSI) - A collection of notes on thousands of insect and damage specimens from forests or wood products [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory]
Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory - Develops fundamental information on pathology, insect pests, physiology, genetics, and production of horticultural crops [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Horticulture and Gardening -- Science Reference Guide - Research guides on horticulture and gardening, prepared by science librarians at the Library of Congress [Library of Congress]
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - Offers an easily accessible database with reliable information on biological species names and their hierarchical classification. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure; Ad Hoc Organizations, Smithsonian Institution]
Invasive Plant Research Laboratory - Sustainable management strategies for control of aquatic and wetland weeds [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Invasive Weed Management Unit - Develops improved weed management systems that are efficient and environmentally safe [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
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Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA) - Contains information and data from space flight experiments including human, animal and plant studies [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)]
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NEWTON BBS - Ask a scientist a question about math, science or computers or search through more than 15,000 previously answered questions [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]
National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) - Offers detailed information about various insect and plant pests [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates (NCGR) - Provides the genetic diversity necessary to improve citrus, related genera, and date productivity [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Fruit and Nut Crops - Collects, maintains, characterizes, documents, and distributes plant germplasm from all over the world [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) - Acquires, preserves, evaluates, documents, and distributes crop germplasm [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
National Plants Database - Search a single source of standardized information about plants [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)]
Natural Products Utilization Research Unit (PPUR) - Research on discovering natural products for use in agricultural pest management, with emphasis on pest management agents derived from plants [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) - A national information resource for locating biogeographic accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species in the U.S. Provided are scientific reports, online/realtime queries, spatial data sets, regional contact lists, and general information [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
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Photosynthesis Research Unit (PRU) - Investigates critical steps in photosynthesis as well as in-plant nutrient distribution [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Plant Gene Expression Center (PGEC) - Conducts research in plant molecular biology [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Plant Protection Research Unit (PPRU) - Develops new innovative methods to protect crops from pest damage and develops crop production system that improve crop's yield and soil productivity [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Plant Science Research Unit - Researches the processes controlling increased production, improved quality, and enhanced use of crops and to develop germplasm and crop management schemes [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Poisonous Plant Database - Provides a list by author of scientific information about the animal and human toxicology of vascular plants of the world [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]
Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory (PPRL) - Identifies toxic plants, determines the mechanism of toxicity, develops diagnostic and prognostic procedures, and develops management strategies, antidotes, and treatments [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Pollinator Declines - An NBII Information Node [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]
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Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site (SGNIS) - Information center on zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]
Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit - Concerned with potato and small grains germplasm enhancement and cultivar development, the small grains effort focusing on barley and oats [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Soft Wheat Quality Research Unit (SWQL) - Research deals with the genetic bases for the physical and biochemical determinants of milling and end-use qualities of eastern soft winter wheat [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Status and Trends - Inventory, distribution, abundance, productivity, health, and variable changes to our living resources. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
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U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory - Research on disease and pest control methods for citrus crops [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
U.S. National Arboretum - Conducts wide-ranging basic and developmental research on trees, shrubs, and floral plants [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center]
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Vegetable Crops Research Unit (VCRU) - Investigate the genetics, cytology, cytogenetics, and breeding strategies of vegetable crops [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]
Vegetation Mapping Program, USGS-National Park Service (NPS) - A cooperative effort to classify, describe, and map vegetation communities in over 270 U.S. national park units with links to overview, standards, products, and applications [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]
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WDC for Paleoclimatology - Tree-ring Data Search - Includes raw ring width or wood density measurements, and site chronologies (growth indices for a site) [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]
Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Provides information on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States [Ad Hoc Organizations, Plant Conservation Alliance]
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