Agricultural Science
Guide to research resources for agricultural science and related fields
Agricultural Directories
- Botanical BookmarksAccess to hundreds of botanical and horticultural links on plants, cacti and succulents, nurseries and seed sources, gourds, forestry, orchids, plant conservation and biodiversity, plant genetics, herbaria and botanic gardens, etc.
- Farm Service Agency (FSA)The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers farm commodity, crop insurance, credit, environmental, conservation, and emergency assistance programs for farmers and ranchers.
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture.
- National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)The organization is geared toward Extension educators and other professionals who work in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and natural resources, 4-H youth development, community development, administration, aquaculture and Sea Grant, and related disciplines.
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)Formerly the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
- New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is the research and outreach arm of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers Cooperative Extension agents and specialists deliver wide-ranging educational programs in the areas of agriculture, fisheries, urban and community outreach, youth development, food, nutrition and health, and related areas of economic and workforce development across New Jersey.
- PlantFacts Search EnginePlantFacts has merged several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center.
Encyclopedias
American Horticultural Society A- Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Call Number: SB403.2.A45 1997 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0789419432Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs by Call Number: SB435.5.D556 1997 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0881924040Publication Date: 1997-10-01
Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering by Call Number: TP368.2.E57 2003 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0824709381Publication Date: 2003-08-29
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science by Call Number: S411.E713 1994 v.1 - Library Annex Storage Facility (Busch) - STACKSISBN: 0122266706Publication Date: 1994-11-14
Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History by Call Number: S441.S36 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0837179580Publication Date: 1976-01-20
The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts by Call Number: SB359.E56 2008 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 9780851996387Publication Date: 2008-01-25
Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food by Call Number: HD9005.E645 2010 - Paul Robeson Library (Camden) - REFISBN: 9780313359637Publication Date: 2009-12-01
Encyclopedia of Perennials: A Gardener's Guide by Call Number: SB434.W66 1992 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0816020922Publication Date: 1992-04-01
Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science by Call Number: SB45.E486 2004 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0824709446Publication Date: 2004-02-27
Encyclopedia of Soil Science by Call Number: S592.E517 2002 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 082470634XPublication Date: 2002-08-01
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment by Call Number: S592.E5 2003 v.1 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0123485304Publication Date: 2004-11-08
Encyclopedia of Water Science by Call Number: S494.5.W3E54 2003 - Library of Science and Medicine (Busch) - REFISBN: 0824709489Publication Date: 2003-07-01
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees by Call Number: QK474.87.M67 2002 - Paul Robeson Library (Camden) - REFISBN: 0881925209Publication Date: 2002-12-01
Plant Pathology by Call Number: SB731.A35 1997 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0120445646Publication Date: 1997-02-26
Dictionaries and Glossaries
- FAO Term Portal: AquacultureSearch for terms within the aquaculture collection.
The TERM PORTAL has been created to store, manage and update concepts, terms and definitions related to the various fields of FAO’s activity. The idea is to offer a single search window for all glossaries, in one or several languages, as a mechanism to enhance the exchange of information and facilitate communication. - Glossary of Botanical TermsSourced from the following Western Australian Herbarium publications: Flora of the Perth Region, Parts I and II (1987), Flora of the Kimberley (1992) and The Western Australian Flora - A Descriptive Catalogue (2000). Provided by the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Glossary of EntomologyThis is a collection of Terminology, Entomological and Arthropodal in general, some of which you will find used on the other pages of this site, but I have included a lot more words than I have been able to use in the pages of this site, I hope you find them useful.
- NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and GlossaryOnline vocabulary tools of agricultural terms in English and Spanish. Cooperatively produced by the National Agricultural Library, USDA, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture as well as other Latin American agricultural institutions belonging to the Agriculture Information and Documentation Service of the Americas (SIDALC).
- Terms of Environment (EPA)A service from the Environmental Protection Agency, enables users to find current definitions for terms and acronyms
Black's Agricultural Dictionary by Call Number: S411.D245 l985 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0389205567Publication Date: 1985-06-01Cyclopedia of American agriculture; a popular survey of agricultural conditions, practices and ideals in the United States and Canada
Call Number: S493.B2 v.1 - Library Annex Storage Facility (Busch) - STACKS
CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences by Call Number: S411.L39 2002 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0849323274Publication Date: 2001-12-21
Dictionary of Agriculture: from abaca to zoonosis by Call Number: S411.L55 1995 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 1555875238Publication Date: 1995-06-01
The Facts on File Dictionary of Botany by Call Number: QK9.F33 1984 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0871968614Publication Date: 1984-04-01
Hortus Third: a Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada by Call Number: SB45.B22 1976 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0025054708Publication Date: 1976-11-15
Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners: A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of Some Cultivated Plants by Call Number: QK11.S56 2002 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 088192556XPublication Date: 2002-11-25
Handbooks
Crop protection handbookCall Number: S633.A5 YR. 2014 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REF
Handbook of Agriculture by Call Number: S493.Y88 1999 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - REFISBN: 0824779142Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management by Call Number: SB611.H36 2005 Book - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 156022956XPublication Date: 2006-03-30Insecticide and fungicide handbook for crop protection
Call Number: SB951.5.B7 1976 - Library of Science and Medicine (Busch) - STACKSISBN: 0632001097Weed control handbook
Call Number: SB611.B63 1972 v. 2 - Library Annex Storage Facility (Busch) - STACKSISBN: 0632098201(v.2)
Weed Management Handbook by Call Number: SB613.G7W38 2002 - Chang Science Library (Cook) - STACKSISBN: 0632057327Publication Date: 2002-10-22
- USDA Agricultural HandbooksFull text of the USDA Agriculture Handbooks via the NALDR.