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This page provides links to collections of data that—

  • Are accessible or searchable online or can be downloaded, and
  • Are maintained by the Agricultural Research Service or by ARS in cooperation with other organizations.

Links on this page are organized by broad topic—

 

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Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

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Food and Nutrition

  • Nutrient Data Laboratory
    Links to about a dozen data sets prepared on food composition, nutrients, phytonutrients, and other topics.
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Genetics

 

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Germplasm

National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP)
As part of the NGRP, the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) makes available many datasets in the—

 

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Natural Resources

  • Experimental Watersheds
    Soils, vegetation, land use, hydrology, topography, climate and other data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed and Santa Rita Experimental Range, both in Arizona.
     
  • Water Database
    Precipitation and streamflow data from small agricultural watersheds in the United States.
     
  • Weather Data Summary for 1964-1993, Stoneville, MS
    Data used in agricultural research planning, interpretation and analysis of research data, and agricultural production in the MidDelta area of Mississippi. The data resulted from a study aimed at predicting weather variables for each day of the year.

 

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Systematics (Taxonomic Classification)

  • Systematic Botany & Mycology Laboratory
    The web site of the ARS Systematic Botany & Mycology Laboratory provides access to several of its own datasets--along with those of other organizations--on topics of plant and microbial taxonomy and collections
     
  • Systematic Entomology Laboratory
    The ARS Systematic Entomology Laboratory provides links to many datasets on entomological taxonomy and holdings of many entomological collections maintained by ARS, the National Museum of Natural History and other organizations.
     
  • Plant Taxonomic Information of the National Germplasm Information Network (GRIN)
    Classification and nomenclature for plant germplasm accessions of the ARS National Plant Germplasm System and for many other economic plants worldwide.

   
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