LibGuides: Agriculture Research Guide: Library Catalog & Ebooks

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Plant & Ag Ebook Packages at MSU

ACSESS Digital Library - ebooks of the ASA, CSA and SSSA
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) publishes peer-reviewed books on the topics of agricultural, soil, and environmental science. Our offerings reach a wide audience with all levels of experience and knowledge, and include textbooks, professional guides, special topics books, multimedia presentations, and more.
Annual Plant Reviews online
“With roughly 20 volumes of new content that have been digitalized, Annual Plant Reviews online covers a spectrum of topics relating to pure and applied aspects of plant and crop science.”
Annual Reviews Series
Since 1932, Annual Reviews has offered comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for more than 41 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences including Economics. Each year, Annual Reviews critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide researchers to the principal contributions of their field and help them keep up to date in their area of research. Each article is its own search engine, providing a gateway to the essential primary research literature referenced within each topic. Platform: Annual Reviews.
APS (American Phytopathology Society) ebooks
77+ APS ebooks including the popular ‘Compendium of …. Pests and Diseases’ series (newest edition). We also have electronic access to all of the APS journals.

APS Image Database
The APS Image Database includes nearly 7,000 images from APS PRESS books including peer-reviewed images in the Compendium of Plant Disease Series, covering diseases, pests, and disorders of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, turfgrass, tropical fruits, graphics, trees, pests and diseases.
Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases
CAB International, together with our partner, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, have been publishing the Maps for over 60 years. From their conception, recognising the need for accurate data on the distribution of plant diseases and pests of economic or quarantine importance, the Distribution Maps have been the authoritative source for this vitally important global geographic information. We have now published over 1000 Disease Maps and they can be browsed, searched and used via this site.
Distribution Maps of Plant Pests

National gardening survey, 2014-current
"All major lawn and garden companies in America use the National Gardening Survey to increase revenues, reduce costs and improve effectiveness. The systematic analysis and market intelligence contained in the report are keys to better planning, budgeting and goal setting.”
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
There are currently 52 volumes in this series
Published 2009 - current
Advances in Agroforestry, a Springer eBook Series
There are 12 volumes in this series
Published 2004 - 2017
Advances in Olericulture, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 2 volumes in this series
Published 2019 - current
Agriculture Automation and Control, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 3 volumes in this series
Published 2021 - current
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, a Springer eBook Series
There are 69 volumes in this series
Published 1986 - 2016
Compendium of Plant Genomes, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 54 volumes in this series
Published 2014 - current
Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences
There are currently 8 volumes in this series
Published 2019 - current
To the Last Smoke / Stephen J. Pyne. - ebook series
A series of 10 volumes on the ecology of forest fires across regions of North America. Books are on different platforms.
Plant Disease Management Reports
Includes the previous titles Fungicide and Nematicide Tests and Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases

SpringerLink Ebook Packages
The license allows MSU patrons to download complete chapters and in many instances complete books on this platform. Note that all chapters and authors across all Springer ebooks and journals can be found by searching the platform.

Cooperative Management, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 8 volumes in this series
Published 2014 - current
Developments in Plant Pathology, a Springer eBook Series
There are 16 volumes in this series
Published 1992 - 2004
Forestry Sciences, a Springer eBook Series
There are 81 volumes in this series
Published 1982 - 2018
Fungal Biology, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 42 volumes in this series
Published 2013 - current
Geobotany Studies: Basics, Methods and Case Studies, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 19 volumes in this series
Published 2013 - current
Innovations in Landscape Research, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 4 volumes in this series
Published 2019 - current
Landscape Series, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 22 volumes in this series
Published 2003 - current
Managing Forest Ecosystems, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 36 volumes in this series.
Published 2000 - current
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 7 volumes in this series
Published 2014 - current
The Mycota, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 36 volumes in this series
Published 1994 - current
Plant and Vegetation, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 17 volumes in this series
Published 2007 - current
Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, a Springer eBook Series
There are 11 volumes in this series so far.
Published 2009 - current
Progress in Precision Agriculture, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 2 volumes in this series
Published 2017 - current
Soil Biology, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 62 volumes in this series
Published 2004 - current
Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 17 volumes in this series
Published 2015 - current
Tropical Forestry, a Springer eBook Series
There are 12 volumes in this series
Published 2005 - 2016
Urban Agriculture, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 9 volumes in this series
Published 2014 - current
World Forests, a Springer eBook Series
There are 23 volumes in this series
Published 1999 - 2019
World Soils, a Springer eBook Series
There are currently 29 volumes in this series
Published 2013 - current

Subject Headings

When conducting a SUBJECT SEARCH of the MSU Libraries online catalog for plants specific to Michigan, use the following subject headings:

Algae - Michigan
Annuals (Plants) - Michigan
Botany - Michigan
Climbing plants - Michigan
Ferns - Michigan
Floriculture - Michigan
Flowers - Michigan
Freshwater plants - Michigan
Fruit culture - Michigan
Gardening - Michigan
Gardens - Michigan
Horticulture - Michigan
Mosses - Michigan
Nurseries (Horticulture) - Michigan
Perennials - Michigan
Plant conservation - Michigan
Plants - Michigan
School Gardens - Michigan
Shrubs - Michigan
Trees - Michigan
Trees in Cities - Michigan
Vegetables - Michigan
Wild flowers - Michigan

Plant Disease / Pathology Resources

Laboratory Protocols for Phytophthora Species by Kelly L. Ivors
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0890544964
Publication Date: 2015
These protocols can be used by researchers for developing and optimizing their own customized laboratory techniques based on desired results. In addition, researchers can review these protocols for ideas on how such methods might be applied in their own research.

Distribution maps of plant diseases
CAB International, together with the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, have been publishing the Maps for over 60 years. From their conception, recognising the need for accurate data on the distribution of plant diseases and pests of economic or quarantine importance, the Distribution Maps have been the authoritative source for this vitally important global geographic information. We have now published over 1000 Disease Maps and they can be browsed, searched and used via this site.

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Print maps available in Reference, 1 CENTER, call number: SB599 .D57 Binders 1-3
Fungicide and nematicide tests: F & N tests.
Online: Volumes 55 (2000)-v. 61 (2006). In print, volumes 26-v.27,v.30,v.32-v.33,v.35-v.55 (1970-2000), SB951.3 .F82.
Published annually, F&N Tests provides fungicide data from the following crops: pome fruits; stone fruits and nuts; small fruits; vegetables; cereal and forage crops; field crops; turfgrass; ornamentals and trees; citrus, tropical, and miscellaneous crops, as well as seed treatments and nematicides from all crops; plus a comprehensive list of the active ingredients and common names of the products listed in the section entitled “Materials Under Trial.”
Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases
Plant Management Network - Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases. Vols 16 (2001)-21 (2006) online. Volumes 1 (1986)-v.15 (2000), SB975 .B5.
It is intended to serve plant pathologists, nematologists, agronomists, horticulturists, foresters, extension specialists and agents, consultants, and others submitting or needing information on current plant disease control results. Objectives are to publish test reports so that results are available when current-season activities are being planned and to provide a permanent reference for information on performance of biological and cultural controls of plant disease.
Plant Disease Management Reports
A merger of the APS online publications F&N Tests and B&C Tests. Volumes 1 (2007) - current online. PDMR was created so that reports encompassing conventional fungicides and nematicides plus reports on biological control substances, varieties and cultural techniques used for disease management, all of which relating to disease management, can be found and searched in the same virtual location.
Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System (APIRS)
Aquatic plant information retrieval system from the Center for Aquatic plants, University of Florida. 72,000+ citation on ecology, physiology, utilization, and control. Free to the public.

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Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System (APIRS) database now includes more than 72,000 citations, and continues to be the largest free database of its kind in the world. Beginning as a mainframe, punch-card database of a few hundred references about water hyacinths, the APIRS database now contains citation and keyword records for scientific articles and reports about uncounted species of aquatic, wetland and invasive plants. The database has been used many thousands of times by researchers, government agencies, companies, teachers, students and private groups and individuals. Users can request searches of the database or they can access the database themselves, online.

The database originally was meant to be a source of information for "aquatic weed" workers in developing countries, and was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for that purpose. It quickly became a source of information for workers in Florida as well, gaining the support of the then Bureau of Aquatic Plant Management of the Florida Department of Natural Resources (now the Bureau of Invasive Plant Management of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection). USAID ceased sponsorship of the database in the early 1980s.

The DEP Bureau continues to be a primary sponsor of the APIRS program. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program has provided significant support in the past. The program also is supported by the St. Johns River Water Management District, with occasional special-project support coming from other agencies and companies such Cerexagri-Nisso LLC.

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