Proceedings of the First National Symposium of the Center for new crops and plant products of the Purdue University which focuses on research, development, and economics. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-toc.html
Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/index.html
Searches over 20,000 pages of horticulture and crop science info from over 40 academic and government institutions departments in the U.S. by keyword and region.. plantfacts.ohio-state.edu
Plans and conducts applied research and extension programs on forages and sugar cane for the mineral (sandy) and adjacent (organic) soils of Florida's cattle and sugar cane production areas at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center of the Uni www.imok.ufl.edu/agro
Nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from them. www.aaic.org
Information about plants (many obscure) that are available from ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, a Christian non-profit group that is battling world hunger). www.echonet.org/eln&herbs/nurserycatalog.htm
Focused on preserving the genetic diversity of plants by acquiring, preserving, evaluating, documenting and distributing crop germplasms to research scientists. Includes general information on NPGS and Germplasm Resources Information Network. Contents inc www.ars-grin.gov/npgs
Food is more abundant and cheaper today than ever before in history due to a dramatic improvement in agricultural productivity that swept the globe in the 1960s. catholiceducation.org/articles/population/pc0025.html
Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems. www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/iacr/tiacrhome.html
A database of plants that can be used as cover crops, especially in North America. Includes details of each species. www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/CCrop.exe
Information clearinghouse on the natural fibers, oilseeds, and related industries, offered by the University of Texas. Presents technology and industry news, a photo gallery, and a collection of links. www.utexas.edu/centers/nfic