Plants and Crops

Spotlights
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Logo Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.

Provides information on alternative crops, cropping systems, and enterprises. Covers organic and sustainable farming methods and community supported agriculture.
Aerial view of farmland Crops

USDA. Economic Research Service.

Links to Outlook reports, 10-year projections, data sets, and online Briefing Rooms on individual crops.
Botanical Garden Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

American Public Garden Association.

Select "Garden Search" from left column for a searchable directory of U.S. and international botanical gardens and arboreta.
Crop Science Society of America

Crop Science Society of America.

Includes information on domestic and international policy issues, a list of funding opportunities, and links to society journals and newsletters. (Some e-journals require subscriptions.)
Plant Management Network

Plant Management Network.

Provides a searchable database of thousands of web pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations. Members have access to Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress journals.
Cactus Flower Plant Image Gallery

Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.

Includes several images of each species, representing all life stages and forms of a plant. Includes over 600 species, mostly from the Southern Great Plains region.
Red Tomatoes on Vine PLANTfacts: Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective

Ohio State University. Department of Horticulture and Crop Science.

Links to fact sheets, images, videos, illustrated answers to common gardening questions, and includes a glossary.
Plants National Database

USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Database of plant names, photo gallery, fact sheets, cultural use, noxious and invasive plants, threatened and endangered plants, wetland plants, and software.
Plants National Database Links

USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Offers an extensive hyperlinked list of quality sites related to plants. Categories include agriculture related; bioremediation; educational; invasives; natives & gardens; photos; plants & names; poisonous & medicinal; threatened, endangered & rare; and more.
Web Resources - Directory of Horticulture Web Sites

University of Washington. Center for Urban Horticulture. Elisabeth C. Miller Library.

Lists links by broad topics, including: arboreta, gardens and herbaria; botany and ecology; bookstores and publishers; libraries; organizations; periodicals; plant care and problems; plant identification and selection; and more.