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Air Quality
Generation and Mitigation of Particulate Emissions from Wind Erosion (405097)
Ginning and Processing Research to Enhance Quality, Profitability, and Textile Utility of Western Cottons (408961)
Management of Sustainable Agricultural Systems That Effectively Use Water & Reduce Wind Erosion (404339)
Animal Health
Development and Interpretation of Animal Well-Being Indicators to Assess Management Systems (407851)
Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Diseases in Poultry Increasing Gastrointestinal Resistance to Disease (408049)
Animal Well-Being & Stress Control Systems
Development and Interpretation of Animal Well-Being Indicators to Assess Management Systems (407851)
Aquaculture
Development of Improved Shellfish Culture Practices (407031)
Development of Strategies to Minimize the Impact of Bird Predation on Aquaculture (407956)
Engineering and Production Strategies for Sustainable Marine Aquculture (407955)
Evaluation of Compounds and Strategies for Improving Aquatic Animal Health (407950)
Improved Aquaculture Production Systems (405517)
Improving the Production Efficiency and Sustainability of Morone Species Culture (407948)
Bioenergy & Energy Alternatives
Develop and Manage Forage Resources for a Sustainable Agriculture (406552)
Remote Water Pumping and Electric Power Generation with Renewable Energy (408952)
Crop Production
Aerial Application Technology for Crop Production and Protection (407781)
Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug (404852)
Ecologically-Based Management of Field Crop Pests and Pests of Man and Animals (407318)
Harvesting and Ginning Processes to Enhance the Profitability of Stripper Cotton (408495)
Pests, Parasites, Diseases, and Stress of Honey Bees Used in Honey Production and Pollination (407511)
Production Systems Affecting Yield and Quality of Vegetable Crops (407966)
Crop Protection & Quarantine
Aerial Application Technology for Crop Production and Protection (407781)
Areawide Pest Management Program for Russian Wheat Aphid and Greenbug (404852)
Biological Control of Exotic and Invasive Pests (406896)
Biological Control of Saltcedar and Other Exotic Rangeland Pests (402778)
Biologically-Based Pest Management for Field, Greenhouse, and Orchard Crops (407261)
Biology and Ecology of Crop Pests Emphasizing Areawide Suppression of Boll Weevil and Corn Earworm (408561)
Biorational Cereal Aphid Management (406902)
Ecologically-Based Management of Field Crop Pests and Pests of Man and Animals (407318)
Enhancement of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables and Evaluation of Commodity Treatments of Quarantined Pests (408966)
Field Trials to Develop Data on Crop Protection Chemicals for Vegetable and Specialty Crops (407585)
Genetic Improvement of Insect Pest Resistance in Wheat, Barley, and Sorghum (407314)
Production Systems Affecting Yield and Quality of Vegetable Crops (407966)
Weed Impacts and Other Physiological Stresses in Rice (406981)
Food Animal Production
Improving Stocker Production in Sustainable Grazing Systems (406535)
Management of Southeastern Grazinglands and Livestock to Optimize Small Farm Sustainability (405633)
Food Safety, (animal and plant products)
Antibiotic Resistance to Enteric Bacteria in Poultry Or Food Producing Animals (405504)
Development of Alternative Approaches to Antibiotics for Controlling Bacterial Pathogens and Disease in Turkeys and Chickens (405551)
Immunomodulation of the Avian Innate Immune Response to Prevent Bacterial Infection in Poultry (403940)
Microbial Competitive Exclusion to Reduce Epizootic Pathogenic Bacteria in Swine and Cattle (405120)
Prevent Pathogen Contamination in Food Production Animals (405509)
Understanding Competitive Exclusion Through Microbial Ecology (404160)
Global Change
Application of Rice Genomics to Develop Sustainable Cropping Systems for the Gulf Coast (407321)
Global Change and the Carbon Cycle on Western Rangelands (409024)
Integrated Effects of Management, Land Use and Climate on Regional Water Resources (405126)
Integration of Climate Forecasts into Management and Resources Conservation Tools (407608)
Human Nutrition
Absorption and Metabolism of Essential Mineral Nutrients (408081)
Childhood Eating Behaviors: Prevention of Childhood Obesity and Chronic Diseases (408083)
Childhood Obesity: Regulation of Energy Balance and Body Composition (408082)
Developmental Origins of Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Other Chronic Diseases of Nutritional Lineage (408086)
Dietary Factors Early in Human Development: Health Consequences of Phytochemical Intake (408480)
Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Psychological/psychoneurophysiological Functioning in Children (408405)
Nutrient - Gene Interactions (408079)
Nutrition During Pregnancy, Lactation, Infancy, and Childhood (408085)
Nutrition Intervention Research in the Mississippi Delta of Ar, La, and Ms (408537)
Nutritional Regulation of Cell and Organ Growth, Differentiation, and Development (408077)
Phytonutrient Biochemistry, Physiology, and Transport (408087)
Integrated Farming Systems
Agroforestry Practices and Systems for Family Farms (407685)
Development of Models for Water Quality Management and Resource Assessments (405270)
Integrating Remote Sensing, Gps, and GIS for Precision Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (405527)
Managing Crop Production in Semi-Arid Climates with Variable Water Sources and Amounts (404997)
Sustainable and Organic Management of Selected Fruits and Vegetables (408493)
Sustainable Management of Forage-Livestock Systems in the Southern Plains (406574)
Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies (405664)
Manure and Byproduct Utilization
Integrated Management Regimens That Minimize the Environmental Impact of Livestock Manure (403761)
Interrelations of Livestock Manures and Safety of Food Crops (403275)
Poultry Manure Management to Reduce Non-Point Source Phosphorus Pollution (403458)
Methyl Bromide Alternatives
Management of Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable Pests Using Quarantine Alternatives (406565)
Plant Biological and Molecular Processes
Improvement of Disease Resistance and the Quality of Peanut (406881)
Molecular and Genetic Enhancement of Drought and Temperature Stress Tolerance in Sorghum (408555)
Novel Germplasm Development for Water-Deficit and Thermal Stress Environments (404332)
Plant Response to Water-Deficit and Thermal Stresses (404219)
Use of Diverse Germplasm for Genetic Improvement of Rice (407486)
Weed Impacts and Other Physiological Stresses in Rice (406981)
Plant Diseases
Control of Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Pathogens of Cotton (408653)
Improvement of Disease Resistance and the Quality of Peanut (406881)
Integrated Systems for Control of Preharvest and Postharvest Diseases of Cucurbits (407427)
Pathogen Biology, Genetics, Population Dynamics, Spread, and Relationship with Hosts and Vectors (404294)
Plant, Microbial & Insect Genetic Res., Genomics, & Genetic Improv. I
Application of Rice Genomics to Develop Sustainable Cropping Systems for the Gulf Coast (407321)
Biorational Cereal Aphid Management (406902)
Conservation and Characterization of Genetic Diversity in Carya (407311)
Conservation, Evaluation and Genomic Characterization of Cotton Genetic Resources and Associated Information (407361)
Genetic Enhancement of Warm-Season Perennial Forage and Range Grasses (405996)
Genetic Improvement of Insect Pest Resistance in Wheat, Barley, and Sorghum (407314)
Genetics and Improvement of Pecan (406987)
Genomic Characterization of Rice Germplasm (408571)
Germplasm Development for Southern Plains Agricultural and Rangeland Ecosystems (406006)
Molecular and Genetic Enhancement of Drought and Temperature Stress Tolerance in Sorghum (408555)
Physiological and Genetic Basis of Postharvest Quality and Phytonutrient Content of Fruits and Vegetables (408650)
Sorghum Genomics and Germplasm Evaluation (407011)
Use of Diverse Germplasm for Genetic Improvement of Rice (407486)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products
Enhancement of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables and Evaluation of Commodity Treatments of Quarantined Pests (408966)
Ginning and Processing Research to Enhance Quality, Profitability, and Textile Utility of Western Cottons (408961)
Harvesting and Ginning Processes to Enhance the Profitability of Stripper Cotton (408495)
Integrated Systems for Control of Preharvest and Postharvest Diseases of Cucurbits (407427)
Physiological and Genetic Basis of Postharvest Quality and Phytonutrient Content of Fruits and Vegetables (408650)
Rangeland, Pasture, and Forages
Develop and Manage Forage Resources for a Sustainable Agriculture (406552)
Genetic Enhancement of Warm-Season Perennial Forage and Range Grasses (405996)
Germplasm Development for Southern Plains Agricultural and Rangeland Ecosystems (406006)
Global Change and the Carbon Cycle on Western Rangelands (409024)
Improving Stocker Production in Sustainable Grazing Systems (406535)
Low-Input Forage Management Systems for Resource-Limited Livestock Producers (406878)
Management of Southeastern Grazinglands and Livestock to Optimize Small Farm Sustainability (405633)
Sustainable Management of Forage-Livestock Systems in the Southern Plains (406574)
Technologies for Management of Arid Rangelands (406494)
Soil Resource Management
Generation and Mitigation of Particulate Emissions from Wind Erosion (405097)
Improving Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management in Cropping and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems (404470)
Management of Sustainable Agricultural Systems That Effectively Use Water & Reduce Wind Erosion (404339)
Sustainable and Organic Management of Selected Fruits and Vegetables (408493)
Sustainable Soil and Crop Management Systems for Clay Soils (404573)
Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology
Developing and Using Molecular and Biochemical Methods for the Diagnosis of Acaricide Resistance in Boophilus Microplus (408948)
Molecular Biology of Boophilus Microplus (408507)
Quantitative Characterization of Natural Screwworm Populations and Improvement of Sterile Fly Release Strategies (405948)
Sustainable Pest Management Systems for Blood-Feeding Flies Affecting Livestock (408959)
Technology to Control Ticks Affecting Livestock and Humans (408947)
Water Quality & Management
Development of Models for Water Quality Management and Resource Assessments (405270)
Engineering Measures for Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structures and Channels (405222)
Improving Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management in Cropping and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems (404470)
Integrated Effects of Management, Land Use and Climate on Regional Water Resources (405126)
Integrating Remote Sensing, Gps, and GIS for Precision Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (405527)
Integration of Climate Forecasts into Management and Resources Conservation Tools (407608)
Irrigation Methods, Technology and Management for Increased Water Use Efficiency (405267)
Managing Crop Production in Semi-Arid Climates with Variable Water Sources and Amounts (404997)
Remote Water Pumping and Electric Power Generation with Renewable Energy (408952)
Sustainable Soil and Crop Management Systems for Clay Soils (404573)
Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies (405664)
 
 
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