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World Catalog > Science > Agriculture > Crop Plants

Crop Plants:

Alternative Agronomic Crops

Article discussing farm diversification starting with an inventory of available resources, the crop selection, product research, markets and marketing. [PDF]

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altcrops.pdf

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.

http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=298

Amaranth

Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing amaranth and pest management advice.

http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/amaranth.php

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Amaranth Production

Amaranth grain can be popped, flaked, or ground into a high-protein flour. Information on the crop and on the Amaranth Institute which promotes and supports amaranth production, science, and marketing. [PDF]

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/amaranth.pdf

American Ginseng

Information on the perennial plant, Panax quinquefolium, the root of which is used medicinally, and its cultural requirements.

http://www.island.wsu.edu/CROPS/GINSENGI.htm

Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia)

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/102balsampear.pdf

Boronia megastigma

Information on growing this plant, endemic to Western Australia, which is used as a cut flower and for extraction of essential oils. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/004boronia.pdf

Buckwheat

Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing buckwheat and pest management advice.

http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/buckwheat.php

Buckwheat

An overview of this crop, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF]

http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/buckwheat_guide.pdf

Buckwheat

Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements, cultural practices and the economics of production.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/buckwheat.html

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]

http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/petal.pdf

Echinacea: The Purple Coneflowers

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential in herbal medicine. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/033echinacea.pdf

Ginseng

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this plant and its potential. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/025ginseng.pdf

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]

http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth_guide.pdf

Growing the Hallucinogens

Manual for the legal cultivation of a number of plants with hallucinogenetic properties.

http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/cultivation/cultivation_growing-the-hallucinogens.shtml

Henna

Factsheet about this crop and its uses.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/HENNA.html

Henna Farming in India

Information on where and how henna is grown, processed and exported in India.

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/indiahenna.html

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.

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/index.html

Hop

Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/Hop.html

Hops Information

Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States.

http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html

Humulus lupulus: Hop

Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value.

http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Humulus_lupulus_K_en.htm

Jojoba

Information on Simmodsia chinensis, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/jojoba.html

Linseed

Information on this crop, its uses as seed and fibre, its cultivation and the processing of the fibre.

http://www.jgames.co.uk/title/Linseed

Linseed, Castor and Safflower

Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of these oil-yielding crops, their botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, their cultivation, pests and diseases, yields and varieties.

http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops7.html

Maca

Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca.

http://www.intimaca.com/cultivated.htm

Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)

Information on this crop, used to make a stimulating drink, its characteristics, soil requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/135matetea.pdf

Muna-Muna (Satureja parvifolia)

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this shrub, used to make a beverage, its characteristics, environmental requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/136munamuna.pdf

New Crops from Brazil

Information on a number of food plants from Brazil that might have potential to be grown commercially in the US.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-367.html#Bixa%20orellana

Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia

Information on this plant and its history, its growing areas, cultivation, harvesting, extraction of morphine and further processing.

http://www.shaps.hawaii.edu/drugs/dea20026/dea20026.html

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]

http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/hibiscus.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]

http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/sesame.pdf

Organic Hop Production

This publication looks at cultural requirements for organic hops, varieties and recent research, with a list of further resources. [PDF]

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/hop.pdf

Post-production Management: Hibiscus

Provides information on planting, growth, harvesting, drying, packaging and processing.

http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch28/ch28_02.htm

Ricinus communis: Castor

Information on the castor oil plant, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.

http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Ricinus_communis_K_en.htm

Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala”

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the production of fragrances from this crop. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/029rose.pdf

Safflower

Information on Carthamus tinctorius, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/safflower.html

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.

http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/seeds-of-trade/page.dsml?section=crops&ref=poppy

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.

http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops6.html

Valerian: Valeriana officinalis

Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this medicinal plant, its uses, environment, agronomy, production, harvesting, drying and markets. [PDF]

http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/034valerian.pdf

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