http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.irri.org/science/ricestat/ “... provides information about the different rice ecosystems and relevant statistics in rice production.” admin Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:07 +0000 agriculture farming food production rice http://www.dirtdoctor.com/faq.php Covers a wide range of natural organic gardening products, techniques and other information. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:57:52 +0000 agriculture farming gardening http://www.echonet.org/ Practical information for farming in developing countries. They also have free sample seeds for overseas missionaries, development workers, and scientists who are registered with and who work with groups of farmers and gardeners with small holdings. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:50:45 +0000 agriculture developing countries farming gardening hunger poor poverty sample seeds seed bank http://www.tropicalgrasslands.asn.au/pastures/leucaena.htm Has a description of how this nitrogen-fixing tree can improve pastures. admin Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:44:33 +0000 agriculture community development farming firewood gardening intercropping leucaena leucocephala nitrogen-fixing trees pastures quick-growing trees trees http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Leucaena_leucocephala.html Covers the chemistry, distribution, cultivation, harvesting, biotic factors, and much more. admin Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:44:29 +0000 agriculture community development farming firewood gardening intercropping leucaena leucocephala nitrogen-fixing trees pastures quick-growing trees trees http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/intercrop.html Shares the benefits and concepts of intercropping in agriculture. admin Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:23:38 +0000 agriculture farming gardening intercropping http://www.cityfarmer.org/ Includes all subjects related to city farming, including rooftop gardens, community development, rats, waterwise gardening, fruit trees, herbs, and more. Searchable. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:03:59 +0000 agriculture city farmer community development farming fruit trees gardening herbs rats rooftop gardens urban agriculture notes waterwise gardening http://www.birc.org/ Promotes the least-toxic, sustainable, and environmentally sound Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:53:57 +0000 birc: bio-integral resource center farming gardening integrated pest management (ipm) pests: control sustainable agriculture http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/databases/ Has some key links for land care, including animals, fungi, GIS, plants and soil. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:06:23 +0000 agriculture animals deep web farming fungi gardening gis invisible web land care plants search engines: deep web soil http://www.aenews.wsu.edu A free online periodical. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:50:55 +0000 agrichemical and environmental news agriculture farming gardening http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/concept.htm Defines sustainable agriculture, and explores its impact on farming, plants, and animals. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:35:56 +0000 davis definition education program (sarep) farming gardening impact sustainable agriculture defined university of california http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/parsnip1.html Covers recommended varieties, planting, care, harvesting, pests and diseases, storage, and cooking and preservation. Also in Spanish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:21:48 +0000 agriculture cooking diseases farming food harvesting parsnips pests planting preservation: food storage varieties vegetable gardening http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries Deals 'with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but ... can be explained scientifically. ... All of the questions presented on this Web site were asked by researchers and answered by librarians from the Library's Science Reference Services.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00:23 +0000 aeronautics agriculture animals anthropology astronautics astronomy biology botany celestial bodies chemicals chemistry climate climatology crops energy and matter everyday mysteries farming food geography home economics human anatomy inventions leisure life sciences livestock maintenance maps meteorology motor vehicles nutrition people phenomena physics technology plant life questions and answers recreation science seasons substances technology turkeys vehicular travel weather zoology http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.home.html Search information on pests of buildings, people, animals and plants. Also plant diseases and weeds. Has life cycle, damage, and management. Also in Spanish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:37:09 +0000 agriculture damage farming gardening life cycle nematodes pests: california pests: control pests: management plant diseases and weeds statewide integrated pest management program (ipm) university of california (davis) http://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.php?theme=8 A database highlighting resource-conserving agricultural practices and the impacts of agriculture policy reform on taxes, farm income, human health, and more. admin Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:39:05 +0000 agricultural practices agriculture policy reform farm income farming food gardening human health sustaintable agriculture