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Notable ARS achievements

• The discovery of xanthan gum by Allene Rosalind Jeanes.
• The development of permanent press cotton by Ruth R. Benerito

Notable ARS achievements, continued

Additional achievements from ARS research include:

• Development of food dehydration technology at the USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center
• Development of methods for producing penicillin during WWII at the USDA-ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
• Frozen food technology research at the USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center

Also, here is a source for the permanent press cotton achievement: http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/cottonproducts/index.htm

I work with the organization that produced these sources, so in the interest of maintaining NPOV, I ask that someone else review the sources and make the changes if they deem it appropriate. Thank you. KLindblom ( talk) 22:53, 23 March 2012 (UTC) reply

This article cannot be rated a B-class as presented. The entire article body is the lead, with the exception of an incomplete "ARS Culture Collection (NRRL)" section, and issues associated with the tags that include referencing. Otr500 ( talk) 13:42, 25 November 2017 (UTC) reply