Open Directory - Science: Agriculture: Field Crops

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: Field Crops (660)

Cereals (206)
Fiber Crops (72)
Fruits@ (283)
Grassland, Hay and Forage (77)
Legumes (102)

Oilseeds (35)
Root Crops (104)
Sugarcane (15)
Tobacco (23)
Vegetables@ (155)

Pests and Diseases (9)

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Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Field Crops (167)
Business: Food and Related Products: Grains and Legumes (238)
Business: Food and Related Products: Produce (726)
Science: Agriculture: Crop Plants (61)
Science: Environment: Biodiversity: Agricultural: On-Farm Crop Diversity (3)

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French (52)
Japanese (6)
Spanish (10)

Advances in New Crops - 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 - Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice.
Australian New Crops Project - Information about "new" crop developments, from the University of Queensland.
Badgersett Research Corporation - Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota.
Catholic Educator's Resource Center: Population - 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.
Center for New Crops and Plant Products - Extensive collection of information from Purdue University on crop diversification.
CropReference - Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
Famine Foods - 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 - An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
Monsanto India - Provides news and information about agriculture and genetically enhanced seeds in a number of languages.
National Plant Germplasm System (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.
Neglected Crops: 1492 From A Different Perspective - Plants of American origin that have been neglected or mostly forgotten since the arrival of Europeans.
PlantFacts - Ohio State University - Searches over 20,000 pages of horticulture and crop science information from over 40 academic and government institutions departments in the U.S. by keyword and region..
Psyllium - The seeds of certain species of Plantago are used commercially for the production of mucilage. Information on the uses of the plant, its growth habits, environment requirement, culture, yield potential and economics.
Rothamsted Research - Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems.
Sustainable Agriculture Cover Crop Database - A database of plants that can be used as cover crops, especially in North America. Includes details of each species.
The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops - Nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from them.

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Open Directory - Science: Agriculture: Crop Plants

Bramble Fruits@ (10)
Cereals@ (206)
Cherries and Prunes@ (15)
Cucurbits@ (22)
Currants and Gooseberries@ (7)
Edible Fungi@ (27)

Fruit@ (283)
Legumes@ (102)
Lentils@ (10)
Oranges, Lemons, and Grapefruit@ (21)
Ornamentals@ (30)
Vegetables@ (155)

Abaca@ (1)
Alfalfa@ (26)
Almond@ (5)
Apple@ (16)
Asparagus@ (4)
Banana@ (21)
Barley@ (12)
Bean - Phaseolus@ (15)
Broad Bean@ (1)
Cashew@ (8)
Cassava@ (10)
Chick Pea@ (3)
Coconut@ (9)
Coffee (20)
Corn@ (49)
Cotton@ (41)
Fig@ (3)
Flax@ (6)
Grapes@ (29)
Groundnut@ (13)
Hemp@ (6)
Kenaf@ (12)
Lavender (2)
Mango@ (10)
Mushroom@ (6)
Oats@ (7)

Olive@ (8)
Onion@ (2)
Pea@ (13)
Pear@ (10)
Pearl Millet@ (9)
Potato@ (51)
Ramie@ (3)
Rapeseed@ (19)
Rice@ (27)
Rye@ (14)
Ryegrass@ (2)
Sorghum@ (15)
Soybean@ (37)
Strawberry@ (32)
Sugar Beet@ (14)
Sugarcane@ (15)
Sunflower@ (5)
Sweetpotato@ (14)
Taro@ (1)
Tea (8)
Tobacco@ (23)
Tomato@ (22)
Triticale@ (6)
Truffle@ (2)
Wheat@ (42)
Yam@ (5)

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Alternative Crops and Plants - Information from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center on the production of floral, forest, fruit, grain, herb, industrial, nursery, nut, vegetable or other specialty plants, seeds and products.
Amaranth - Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing amaranth and pest management advice.
Amaranth - Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
American Ginseng - Information on the perennial plant, Panax quinquefolium, the root of which is used medicinally, and its cultural requirements.
Buckwheat - An overview of this crop, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF]
Buckwheat - Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements, cultural practices and the economics of production.
Buckwheat - Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing buckwheat and pest management advice.
Development of a Safflower Petal Collector - Carthamus tinctorius is widely cultivated in India for its oil, and this article outlines the results of using specially designed machines to gather the petals for use as herbal tea. [PDF]
Ganja Garden - Forum for discussing cannabis cultivation.
Ginseng - Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
Grain Amaranth - Information on this crop which was a major food grown by the Aztecs, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF]
Growing the Hallucinogens - Manual for the legal cultivation of a number of plants with hallucinogenetic properties.
Henna - Factsheet about this crop and its uses.
Henna Farming in India - Information on where and how henna is grown, processed and exported in India.
Henna Farming in Pakistan - Information on the climatic requirements of this crop and suitable areas of the country, planting and cultivation, harvesting, drying and processing the leaves.
Hop - Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices.
Hops Information - Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States.
Humulus lupulus: Hop - Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value.
Jojoba - Information on Simmodsia chinensis, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.
Lupine - Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
Maca - Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca.
New Crops from Brazil - Information on a number of food plants from Brazil that might have potential to be grown commercially in the US.
Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Hibiscus - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. [PDF]
Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Sesame - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. [PDF]
Plant Cultures: Neem - A useful tree many parts of which have antimicrobial properties. Includes information on its history, spiritual significance, cultivation, production and trade, medicinal, food and other uses.
Plant Cultures: Opium Poppy - Information on this plant and its history, its growing areas, cultivation, harvesting, extraction of morphine and further processing.
Quinoa - Factsheet on this crop native to the Andes, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
Ricinus communis: Castor - Information on the castor oil plant, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
Safflower - Information on Carthamus tinctorius, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.
Seeds of Trade: Opium Poppy - Information on this plant, its origins, early uses, transfer and spread, agriculture, modern context and the drugs obtained from the latex.
Sesamum - Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of this oil-yielding crop, its botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, its cultivation, pests and diseases and varieties.

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