- CropReference - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropReference/crop_reference.html
Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
- Advances in New Crops - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-toc.html
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.
- Alternative Field Crops Manual - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/index.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.
- PlantFacts - Ohio State University - http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/
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..
- Kentucky American Seeds - http://www.kentuckyamerican.com
Information on soybeans, wheat, grasses, corn, specialty crops, legumes, seed treatments and seed conditioning.
- Agronomy Program - http://www.imok.ufl.edu/agro/
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 University of Florida.
- The ProBiotech Web Site - http://www.probiotech.fsnet.co.uk
An analysis of the development and benefits of biotechnology in agriculture. UK.
- Famine Foods - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_home.html
A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine.
- Lost Crops of the Incas - http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/index.html
An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
- Monsanto India - http://www.monsantoindia.com/
Provides news and information about agriculture and genetically enhanced seeds in a number of languages.
- Badgersett Research Corporation - http://www.badgersett.com/
Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota.
- Edible Landscape Nursery Catalog - http://www.echonet.org/eln&herbs/nurserycatalog.htm
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).
- National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) - http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/
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 include collection information, repositories, committees, and related resources.
- Catholic Educator's Resource Center: Population - http://catholiceducation.org/articles/population/pc0025.html
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.
- Rothamsted Research - http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/iacr/tiacrhome.html
Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems.
- Natural Fibers Information Center - http://www.utexas.edu/centers/nfic/
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.
- The Australian Bamboo Network - http://www.ctl.com.au/abn/abn.htm
Online bamboo propagation and cultivation guide. Information primarily aimed at food use and shoot production.
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