Critical and Strategic Crops Research. A Directory of USDA and State Projects in CRIS (Current Research Information System)

摘要

The critical and strategic crops research directory of USDA and state projects in CRIS (Current Research Information System) focuses on 11 crops that can potentially provide substitutes for oil, rubber, newsprint, and other imported materials used by industry. These crops are: chinese tallow tree, crambe, cuphea, guayule, jojoba, kenaf, lesquerella, meadowfoam, rapeseed, stokes aster, and vernonia. Projects are listed in the directory alphabetically according to crop and typically report the investigator, performing institution, objectives, approach, progress, and publications.