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Plant Biotic Interactions

Funds research into how plants deal with the microbes, pests and other organisms living on and around them. NSF and USDA pay for it jointly.

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Plants never live alone. This programme, run jointly by NSF and the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, funds research into the interactions that follow — with viruses, bacteria, oomycetes, fungi, other plants and invertebrates, whether those partners help the plant or attack it.

Every form of the relationship is in scope: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism and host-pathogen confl…

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Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.nsf.gov