Web Directory

» 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.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-toc.html

» Agronomy Program
   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
   http://www.imok.ufl.edu/agro/

» 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.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/index.html

» Australian New Crops Project
   Information about "new" crop developments, from the University of Queensland.
   http://www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/

» Badgersett Research Corporation
   Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota.
   http://www.badgersett.com/

» 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.
   http://catholiceducation.org/articles/population/pc0025.html

» Center for New Crops and Plant Products
   Extensive collection of information from Purdue University on crop diversification.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/

» CropReference
   Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropReference/crop_reference.html

» Famine Foods
   A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_home.html

» Lost Crops of the Incas
   An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
   http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/index.html

» Monsanto India
   Provides news and information about agriculture and genetically enhanced seeds in a number of languages.
   http://www.monsantoindia.com/

» 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 inc
   http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/

» Neglected Crops: 1492 From A Different Perspective
   Plants of American origin that have been neglected or mostly forgotten since the arrival of Europeans.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/1492/1492.html

» 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..
   http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/

» 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.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/psyllium.html

» Rothamsted Research
   Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems.
   http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/

» 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.
   http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/CCrop.exe

» 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.
   http://www.aaic.org/