USDA-ARS and Dep. Crop Science and Dep. Animal Science, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695. Cooperative Program, USDA-ARS and the North Carolina ARS, Raleigh, NC 27695-7643
Fig. 1. Formal departmental (physical) structure with administrative and fiscal responsibilities delineated for the conduct and accountability of either plant or animal research. Functional plantanimal research must be laid across these normally rigid boundaries.
Fig. 2. Example of a functional plantanimal research program laid across departmental boundaries encompassing multidisciplines in a joint federalstate research program.