Priority areas.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

NIFA will award competitive grants in the following areas: (a) Plant health and production and plant products. Plant systems, including: (1) Plant genome structure and function; (2) Molecular and cellular genetics and plant biotechnology; (3) Conventional breeding, including cultivar and breed development, selection theory, applied quantitative genetics, breeding for improved food quality, breeding for improved local adaptation to biotic stress and abiotic stress, and participatory breeding; (4) Plant-pest interactions and biocontrol systems; (5) Crop plant response to environmental stresses; (6) Unproved nutrient qualities of plant products; and (7) New food and industrial uses of plant products. (b) Animal health and production and animal products. Animal systems, including: (1) Aquaculture; (2) Cellular and molecular basis of animal reproduction, growth, disease, and health; (3) Animal biotechnology; (4) Conventional breeding, including breed development, selection theory, applied quantitative genetics, breeding for improved food quality, breeding for improved local adaptation to biotic (5) Identification of genes responsible for improved production traits and resistance to disease; (6) Improved nutritional performance of animals; (7) Improved nutrient qualities of animal products and uses; (8) The development of new and improved animal husbandry and production systems that take into account production efficiency, animal well-being, and animal systems applicable to aquacul

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