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Botatas, in the Delta of Ms Acoustics Detection of Pests in Crops, Structures, Trees, and Soils Adaptation and Divergence among Aflatoxin-Producing Fungi and Optimized Use of Atoxigenic Strains Advanced Starch-Based Materials for Non-Food Applications Aflatoxin Control Through Targeting Mechanisms Governing Aflatoxin Biosynthesis in Crops Aflatoxin Evaluation of Gem Advanced Lines with Different Fatty Acid Content Agricultural Practices, Ecological and Varietal Effects on Aflatoxins and Other Mycotoxins in Corn Agriculture, Maternal Infant Nutrition and Public Health Alternatives to Organophosphates As Stored Grain Protectants and for Use in Food Processing Application Technology Research Aqueous Enzymatic Extraction of Corn Oil and Value-Added Products from Corn Germ Produced in New Generation Dry-Grind Ethanol Processes Area-Wide Management of Agricultural Pests Areawide Pest Management of Corn Rootworm in Maize Production Systems Assess Utility and Value of Modified Dried Distillers Grains Augmentation Biological Control of Insects and Weeds Augmentation Biological Control of Insects and Weeds Augmentative Biological Control of Lygus Bacillus Thuringiensis Resistance in Lepidoptera Bioavailability and Geographic Distribution of Nutritionally Important Elements in Crops & Soils Bioavailability of Fe and Zinc in Biofortified Crops Biocatalytic Transformation of Plant Lipids in Unconventional Fluids Biocontrol Through Artificial Rearing of Natural Enemies and Manipulation of Host Plant Resistance Biodegradation of Transgenic Crop Residue Biofortified Crops for Improved Human Nutrition Biological Control of Exotic and Invasive Pests Biological Control of Stored Product Insect Pests Biological, Microclimate, and Transport Processes Affecting Pest Control Application Technology Biological, Microclimate, and Transport Processses Affecting Pest Control Application Technology Biologically-Based Pest Management for Field, Greenhouse, and Orchard Crops Biologically-Based Technologies for Management Crop Insect Pests in Local and Areawide Programs Biology and Ecology of Crop Pests Emphasizing Areawide Suppression of Boll Weevil and Corn Earworm Biology, Etiology, Genetics, and Control of Virus Diseases of Corn Biomass Research and Development for the Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Improved Cattle Feed Biorational Technologies for Colorado Potato Beetle and Corn Rootworm Control Biotechnological Enhancement of Energy Crops Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (Brdc) Biotechnology Risk Mitigation in Cereal Grain Crops Breeding and Molecular Genetics of Corn Breeding High Quality Corn for Sustainable Farmers in the Northern Corn Belt Breeding High-Quality Corn for Sustainable, Low-Input Farming Systems Breeding Lines with Exotic Germplasm Breeding Locally Adapted Low Phytate Maize in Zimbabwe and Guatemala Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide: Marketing Local Foods Candidate Gene Associations for Kernel Protein Accumulation Cereal Genomics and Pathology Characterization & Utilization of Gem Breeding Crosses, Topcrosses & Advanced Lines for Drought Tolerance, Grain Mold Resist. & Corn Earworm Characterization and Control of Nutritional and Sensory Properties of Raw and Processed Grains, Legumes and Vegetables Characterization of Proteins Associated with Resistance in Corn Against A. Flavus Infection Characterization, Production, and Utilization of Phytochemicals from Agricultural Products Characterizing the Distribution of Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Corn Populations Chemical Determination of Mycotoxins in Field Samples and Culture Materials Chemically Mediated Insect Behavior and Reproduction Chemistry and Biochemistry of Insect Behavior, Physiology, and Ecology Classical Biological Control Insect Pests of Crops Cloning of a Gene Encoding a Novel Antifungal Peptide with Potent Activity Against A. Flavus Co2 Gas Extraction Samples Collaborative Work with Iita for Subsaharan Africa Crop Improvement Collection of Germplasm in Bolivia and Guyana Conducting, Coordinating and Developing Inbreds from the Southern Gem Trials Using 50%-Tropical Maize Germplasm Consequences of Altering Rubisco Regulation Conservation and Utilization of Maize Genetic Stocks Conservation Production Systems for Improved Profitability and Soil Quality Construction of a High Throughput Molecular Biology Screening Platform to Identify Superior Biocatalysts for Agricultural Products Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: Byu Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: Mississippi State University Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: North Carolina State University Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: Penn State University Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: Texas a & M University Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: University of Illinois Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: University of Minnesota Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: University of Minnesota, Andow Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: University of Nebraska, Hunt Contributions to a Framework for Managing Insect Resistance to Transgenic Crops: University of Nebraska, Siegfried Control of Fusarium Graminearum Mycotoxins in Wheat, Barley and Corn Control of Fusarium Verticillioides, Fumonisins and Fusarium Diseases in Corn and Small Grains Control of Signaling Molecules Regulating Aspergillus Development and Aflatoxin Production Control of Toxic Endophytic Fungi of Corn, Tall Fescue, and Other Grasses Control Tactics for False Codling Moth in South Africa Designed to Prevent and Treat Invasion/establishment in the U.S. Conversion of Crops to Value-Added Products by Directed Molecular Evolution Corn Rootworm Basic Biology Toward Optimizing Resistance Management Strategies Cost-Effective Bioprocess Technologies for Production of Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass Critical Control Points in Corn Resistance/susceptibility to Aspergillus Flavus and Aflatoxin Crop and Soil Management Systems for Water Quality Protection and Agricultural Sustainability Crop Improvement for Use in Sub-Saharan Africa Crop Improvement Through Directed Genetic Recombination Crop Sensor-Based Nitrogen Management to Protect Water Quality Cropping Systems Management to Promote Economic and Environmental Sustainability Database of Maize Genome Information Database of Maize Genome Information (Dbmgi) - a New Generation Maize Genome Database Decision Support System for Insect Pests in Grain Elevators Decision-Making Tools for Integrated Management of Stored-Product Insects Design and Construction of a Wireless Infrared Thermometry System Determining Spatial Soil Properties by Objective Parameterization of the Ceres-Maize Model Develop and Evaluate Rapid and Sensitive Methods to Detect Mycotoxins Using Novel Sensors Develop Biological Control Techniques and Mass Rearing Technology for Beneficial and Pest Insects Develop Improved Conservation Production Systems Develop Sustainable and Flexible Dryland Cropping Systems and Management - Decision Support Technology for the Great Plains Developing Bioconversion Processes for High-Value Carbohydrate Products Developing Biological/ecological Knowledge for Enhancing Weed Management Systems Developing Breeding Lines with Anthracnose Stalk Rot Resistance from Exotic Maize Germplasm Developing Low-Saturated Low-Linolenic Soybeans to Replace Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Development and Analysis of Geographical Data Basedefining Organic Agroecosystems Development and Evaluation of a Producer Decision-Aid for Delineating Productivity Management Zones for Precision Agriculture Development and Evaluation of S2 Lines from Selected Gem Germplasm Development and Testing of Gem Germplasm Adapted to the Southern United States Development of a Corn Rootworm Areawide Management Program in Iowa Development of a Database for High-Risk Plant Pathogens Development of a Relative Humidity and Temperature Grain Storage Monitoring System Development of Aflatoxin Resistant Corn Germplasm Adapted to the Southern Usa Development of Agriculturally-Derived Biopolymer Composities for Non-Food Applications Development of Alternative Practices for Improved Watershed Management Development of An Ft-Nir Spectrometer for in-Line and Field Use Development of Augmentative Biological Control Technology for Lygus Spp. Development of Biologically Based Mechanisms of Control of Insect Pests of Fruit, Vegetable and Field Crops Development of Drought Tolerant Corn Hybrids/varieties with Reduced Aflatoxin Contamination Development of Environmentally Acceptable Technologies for Processing Corn Development of Field Deployable Optical Spectrometers with Chemometric Methods for the Analysis of Fiber, Food, and Grain Applications Development of Genetic Markers for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation Development of Inbreds, Hybrids, and Enhanced Gem Breeding Populations with Superior Silage Yield & Nutritional Value Development of Low-Saturated Low-Linolenic Soybean Cultivars-Ii, Maturity Group V Development of Low-Saturated Low-Linolenic Soybean Cultivars-Ii, Maturity Group VII & VIII Development of New Low-Fat Meat Products Using Fantesk**tm Starch-Oil Composites Development of Pretreatment Technologies for Enhanced Ethanol Production from Biomass Development of Rapid, Non-Destructive Hyperspectral Imaging Methodology to Measure Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin Contamination Development of Real Time Pcr Diagnostic Assays for Peronosclerospora Species Causal Agents of Downy Mildews of Corn Development of Real-Time, Multispectral Assessment of Spray Coverage and Pest Pressure Development of Rhizopus Strains with Enhanced Lactic Acid Production Development of Starch-Based Food Containers, Building Materials and Other Products Development of Surveillance, Rapid Detection and Identification Technologies for Threatening Crop Pathogens Development of Value Added Products from Seed Proteins: Rheological Properties, Performance Development of Water Management Technology and Efficient Cropping Systems for the Mid South Development of Zein-Based Textile Fiber Development, Introgression, and Evaluation of Tropical Maize Germplasm Adapted to the Southern United States Dielectric Properties Measurements & Applications for Moisture and Product Quality Determination Digestive and Immune-Related Components of the Tribolium Gut Transcriptome Directed Protein Expression by Rhizopus Strains Discovery of Antifungal Compounds from Low Value/underutilized Crops and Crop Co-Products Disruption of Germ Cell Development in Insects by Rna Interference Using Somatic & Germline Transfer Dissection of Complex Maize Traits Using Genomics, Germplasm, and Bioinformatics Dissection of Maize Kernel Quality, Aluminum and Nitrogen Tolerance DNA Fingerprinting of Tribolium Castaneum for Tracking Infestations Earlygem: Incorporating Gem Elite Lines in Early Maize Ecologically-Based Management of Field Crop Pests and Pests of Man and Animals Ecologically-Based Management of Selected Insects Associated with Corn Economic Competitiveness of Renewable Fuels Derived from Grains and Related Biomass Effects of Humic Substances on Germination and Growth of Native and Introduced Grass Varieties Effects of Transgenic Crops on Natural Enemies of Crop Pests Efficacy of Sulfuryl Fluoride As a Methyl Bromide Alternative in Processing Mills Embrapa/usda-Ars Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Scientific Exchanges. Engaging Farmers in the Development and Evaluation of Corn Varieties for Sustainable Agriculture Enhanced Database Management of Maize Germplasm Evaluation Information Enhancement of the Activity of Microbial Agents for Biological Control of Insect Pests Enhancing Agricultural Crops Through Molecular Research on Plant Response to Environment Enhancing Agronomic and Value-Added Traits of Corn Germplasm Enhancing Corn with Resistance to Aflatoxin Contamination and Insect Damage Enhancing Profitability of Corn-to-Ethanol Production Through New Co-Products and Processes Enhancing the Genetic Base of Corn with Genomics and Breeding Enzymatic Steeping Process for Corn Wet Milling Enzyme-Based Technologies for Milling Grains and Producing Biobased Products and Fuels Evaluation and Development of Hybrids for Resistance to Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins Evaluation of Advanced Gem Lines for Multiple Insect Resistance and Fumonisin Concentration Evaluation of Corn Genotypes with Live Corn Embryo (Lce)-Associated Resistance to Aspergillus Flavus Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Resistance to Aflatoxin Evaluation of Corn Hybrids for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation Evaluation of Ethanol Production Technologies Evaluation of Germplasm for Resistance to Feeding by the European Corn Borer Evaluation of Insecticides for Pest Control in Sweetpotato in Mississippi Evaluation of Resistance in Corn to the European Corn Borer and the Black Cutworm Evaluation of Soil-Applied Insecticides for Pest Control in Sweetpotato in Mississippi Evaluation of Starch Candidate Genes in Grasses Factors Contributing to Persistence of Herbicides and Strategies for Reducing off-Target Impacts Farmer Cooperation in the Development and Evaluation of Corn Varieties for Sustainable Agriculture Fermentative Production of Novel Carbohydrates Fertility Restoration in Cms-T Maize by Post-Transcriptional, Mitochondrial Gene Regulation Fiber Extrusion to Improve Use and Production of Ethanol Byproducts Field Identification of Pathogens Producing Aflatoxin Based on Detection of Gene Expression During Crop/fungal Interactions Flavor & Color Removal from Corn Zein Products Flavor and Color Removal from Corn Zein Products Functional Genomics of Plant Architecture Functional Genomics of Seed Phytic Acid Pathways Functional Genomics-Based Management of Stored-Product Insect Pests Fundamental Mechanisms for Genetic Alteration of Soybean Quality and Productivity Gem (Germplasm Enhancement of Maize) - Raleigh Gene Probes for Determination of Aflatoxigenic Potential of Aspergillus Species Gene-Transfer Vector and Marker Analysis in Insects of Economic Importance Genetic Control of Corn Earworm Resistance Factorsin Maize Genetic Engineering Cotton for Ehhanced Resistance to Aspergillus Flavus Genetic Engineering of Peanut for Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination Genetic Engineering of the Medfly to Introduce Genetic Markers for Population Monitoring & Eradication Genetic Improvement of Corn and Sorghum for Resistance to Insects and Aflatoxin Genetic Mechanisms and Molecular Genetic Resources for Maize Genetic Regulation of Development and Aflatoxin Synthesis in Aspergillus Parasiticus Genome Sequencing of the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum Genomic Basis of Epistasis in Maize Genomics and Engineering of Stress-Tolerant Microbes for Lower Cost Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts Germplasm Enhancement of Maize Project (Gem) Granual Development and Value-Added Utilization of Gem Line Starch Green Chemistry for Oilseed Extraction Harvesting, Preprocessing, and Storage of Crop Residues for Biobased Products Health Promoting Foods: Enzymatic Modified Cereals and Their Carbohydrates Herbicides for Minor Use Food Crops High Through-Put Detection of Fungal Pathogens Host-Plant Resistance, Biological and Ecological Studies of Insect Pests of Corn Identification and Characterization of Pest Insect Immune Responses to Biological Control Agents Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Genes for Preharvest Resistance in Corn Identification of Proteins Associated with Aflatoxin Resistance in Maize Identification, Characterization and Development of Corn Germplasm with Resistance to Aflatoxin Identification, Characterization and Development of Corn Germplasm with Resistance to Aflatoxin Identification, Molecular Characterization, and Detection of Foreign and Newly Emerging Domestic Bacteria Identifying and Manipulating Determinants of Photosynthate Production and Partitioning Identifying Physical Parameters and Processes Causing Variability of Crop and Forest Reflectance Identifying Resistance to Infection by Aspergillus Flavus and Fusarium in Gem Breeding Crosses and Advanced Breeding Lines Imaging Systems and Analytical Tools for Remote Detection of Crop Physiological Status and Potential Insect Predation Implications of Using Corn Stalks As a Biofuel Source Implications of Using Corn Stalks As a Biofuel Source in Northern Climate Implications of Using Corn Stalks As Biofuel Source Improve the Detection of Foreign Material, Genetically Modified Seed, and Mycotoxins in Agricultural Commodities Improved Handling and Storage Systems for Grain Quality Maintenance and Measurement Improved Nutrient Cycling with Perennial Forage Crops Improved Uses and Values for Dried Distillers Grains and C4 Grass Feedstocks Improved Utilization of Corn Fiber Improvement and Genotyping of Cereal Germplasm and Epidemiology of Cereal Diseases Improvement of DNA Delivery for Gene Transfer in Economically Important Insects Improving Carbon Sequestration & Soil Quality in Cotton Production Systems in the Tennessee Valley Improving Crop Protection Technology for Horticulture Crops Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri Improving the Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Phytoremediation Potential, and Nutritional Quality of Plants Improving the Economic Competitiveness of Ethanol Production Improving the Performance of Alternative Fuels and Co-Products from Vegetable Oils Inbred Line Development in Gem Breeding Crosses and Yield and Agronomic Performance Evaluations Industrially Robust Enzymes and Microorganisms for Production of Sugars and Ethanol from Agricultural Biomass Inhibitor Abatement of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates Initial Study of A. Flavus in South Texas Insect Genomic Biodiversity and Molecular Regulation of Diapause Insect Management for Reduction of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Midwest Corn Insect Midgut Differentiation Factors and Biological Control Insect-Plant-Microorganism Interations Affecting Corn Quality and Safety Integrated Drainage Management and Flood-Tolerant Cropping Systems for Humid Areas Integrated Pest Management of Insects Affecting Corn, Cotton, Soybean, and Sweetpotato Integrated Soil, Crop and Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture Integration of Alternative Pest Management Strategies for Management of Insects and Aflatoxin Contamination Introgression of Disease Resistance and Regional Genotyping of Cereals Investigation of Nutrient Loss Mechanisms from Land-Applied Poultry Litter Isolation and Analysis of Genes That Function in Plant Meristems to Regulate Growth Itr: Integrated Technology for Decisions Relating Conservation Biology and Economic Impacts of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats Land Management Practices to Enhance the Physical, Chemical and Biological Traits of Cold, Wet Soil Long-Term Field Experiment to Evaluate Sustainability of Organic and Conventional Cropping Systems Maize Genome Database: Maizedb Maize Genomic Sequences: Annotation and Curation in Maizegdb Male-Biased Sex Ratios and Sex Determination Mechanisms in Parasitoids Management and Recycling of Drainage Waters for Water Quality Protection in the Midwest Management Practices to Reduce Movement of Agro-Chemicals to Surface and Ground Waters in Nc U.S. Mapping Consistent Within-Field Patterns of Variability Using Multitemporal Satellite Images Maximization of Location Dependent Pesticide Deposition for Optimal Potato Insect Damage Control Mechanism for Biosynthesis, Release and Detection of Volatile Chemical in Plant-Insect Interactions Mechanisms of Aluminum Tolerance and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Plants Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Memorandum of Understanding Between Corn Refiners Association, University of Illinois and Errc Microbial Catalysts to Produce Fuel Ethanol and Value Added Products Microbial Production and Formulation Technologies for Biocontrol of Fungal Plant Diseases Micronutrient Enhancement in Staple Food Crops and Their Products in West Africa Minimizing Risks in Agricultural Products Through Assessing Mycotoxins/evaluating Processing Effects Model Prediction of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Transformations in the Soil/plant/air Biosystem Modification of Cereal Grain Hardness Via Expression of Puroindoline Proteins Modification of Natural Polymers by Thermo-Mechanical Processing Modified Corn Milling Technologies Molecular & Genetic Analyses of Pollen Developmentand Pollen-Pistil Signaling in Crop Plants Molecular Analysis of the Role of Sucrose Synthase in Sugar Sensing and Assimilate Partitioning Molecular Analysis of the Role of Sucrose Synthase in Sugar Sensing and Assimlate Partitioning Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Fungal Disease Resistance in Grain Crops Molecular Genomics and Rapid Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens and Food Safety Microorganisms Molecular Mapping and Functional Genomics of Agronomic Traits in Maize and Sorghum Molecular Mechanisms of Light Perception,signaling& Control of Gene Expression by the Phytochromes Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for the Nonaflatoxigenicity of Food-Grade A. Sojae Monitoring of Sweetpotato Fields in the Mississippi Delta for Phyllopha Spp. and Sweetpotato Weevil, Cylas Formicarius Multiple Particle Tracking Micro-Rheometry of the Corn Protein Zein Multiple Stress Tolerant Corn Hybrids to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination National Corn to Ethanol Research Pilot Plant New Approach for Improving Phosphorus Acquisition and Aluminum Tolerance of Plants on Marginal Soils New Metalworking Fluids from Bio-Based Materials Nitrogen Management Associated with Using Corn Stalks As a Biofuel Source Nonfood Utilization of Cereal and Soy Based Co-Products Objective Grading and End-Use Property Assessment of Single Kernels and Bulk Grain Samples Optimization of Protein and Oil Value-Added Traits and Their Combination with Elite Ames and Southern Gem Lines Optimization of Vascular Puncture Inoculation for Resistance Evaluation of Mal DE Rio Cuarto Virus Optimized Production and Deployment of Organisms for Biological Control of Wheat Scab Optimizing Irrigation Management for Humid Climates P-Courmarylation of Grass Lignins Parasitoid Movement Between Habitats and Biological Control of Aphid Pests Pathway Engineering of Fungi for Improved Bioprocess Applications Pest Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture Plant Genetic Resource and Information Management Plant Response to Water-Deficit and Thermal Stresses Plant/crop Genome Sequencing Population Biology of Agents Introduced for Biocontrol of Arthropod Pests and Weeds Preharvest Control of Aflatoxin Preliminary Assessment to Establish Parameters for Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in South Texas Preparation, Properties and Commercial Applications of Starch-Coat Plastic Films Preparation, Properties, and Commercial Applications of Starch-Lipid Compositions Prepared by Steam Jet Cooking Preservation and Quality Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Prevention and Control Strategies for Stored-Product Insects Production and Stabilization of Living Microbial Agents Production and Stabilization Technologies for the Bioinsecticide Paecilomyces Fumosoroseus Production of Pharmaceuticals from Papaver Species in Plant Tissue Cultures Progress in the Evolution of An Area-Wide Aflatoxin Management Program Utilizing Atoxigenic Strain Technology Protein Processing Using High-Pressure Gases and Supercritical Fluids Providing Support to Small-Scale Farmers in the Development of Sustainable and Profitable Cropping Systems Quantitative Genetics and Grain Quality of Corn Quantitative Genetics of Bt-Toxin Resistance in the Western Corn Rootworm Races of Maize Native to the Southwestern United States Rapid Quality Prediction Study Rapid Sensing of Multiple Grain Attributes Reactive Extrusion of Starch Esters and Poly-Aspartic Acids Regeneration of Maize Landrace Collections in Central and South America Relationship of Maysin in Corn Silks and Fumonisin and Aflatoxin Contamination in Corn Research to Develop Strategies and Technologes for Preserving Plant Genetic Diversity in Ex Situ Genebanks Rheological and Interfacial Properties of Bio-Based Materials and Food Products Screening the World Corn Collection to Find New Genes with Resistance to Aflatoxin and Fumonisin Seed Chemistry Genetics Seed Increase and Phytosanitary Assessment of Quarantined and Tropically-Adapted Genetic Resources Seed Quality Evaluation of Corn Germplasm Selected for Adaptation to Sustainable Agriculture Production Practices Selection for Phosphorus Concentration in Maize Grain Sensing Moisture Content and Quality of Grain and Other Agricultural Products by Dielectric Properties Sequencing and Annotation of Expressed Sequence Tags from Aspergillus Flavus Sequencing and Annotation of Expressed Sequence Tags from Fusarium Verticillioides Silage Evaluation of Topcrosses with Advanced Lines from Gem Breeding Crosses Similarities and Differences in Knox Function Soil and Water Management to Enhance Natural Resources and Optimize Production Soil Carbon Cycling, Tillage and Crop Residue Management Source Leaf Carbohydrate Transport Statewide Monitoring of Aspergillus Flavus Af36 Support of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (Brdc) Sustainable Soil and Crop Management Systems for Clay Soils Sustainable Systems for Integrated Pest Management and Conservation & Enhancement of Natural Enemies Synthesis of Plant Elicitors and Related Natural Products Synthesis of Radiolabeled Ergopeptine Alkaloids Present in Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Site-Specific Crop Management The Advancement of Spectroscopic Sensors/chemometric Analysis for Quality Assessment of Fiber, Grain, and Food Commodities The Control of Spikelet Meristem Identity by the Branched Silkless1 Gene in Maize The Conversion and Utilization of Soybean Hulls As Adsorbent Material The Impact of Soil Spatial Variation on Field-Scale Measurements of Crop Water Use and Carbon Balance The Regulation of Plant Defenses by Elicitors from Caterpillar Oral Secretions Transformation of Peanut for Improved Resistance to Preharvest Infection by Aspergillus Flavus Understanding Soil-Plant-Human/animal Food Systems and Nutrient Bioavailability to Improve Human Health Use of Enzymes to Reduce Steep Time, Reduce S02, Improve Product Yield During Corn Wet Milling Use of Gem Germplasm to Improve Drought and Corn Earworm Resistance Use of Molecular Markers to Identify Successful Biological Control Agents Use of Starch and Agricultural Fiber in Cleaning Aids, Charcoal and Cat Litter Using Genomic/proteomic Technologies to Improve Quality and Stress Tolerance of Crop Species Utilization of Unique Oligosaccharides by Colonic Bacteria Valuable Polysaccharide-Based Products from Sugar Beet Pulp and Citrus Peel Water Management and Quality for Improved Agricultural Ecosystems in Humid Regions Water Quality Study in Pot-in-Pot Nurseries Watershed Research, Assessment and Stewardship Project (Wrasp) Xylitol Bioprocess     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