Provides information, publications and news on a range of subjects including agricultural ecosystems, genebanks, germplasm collection, crop wild relatives and neglected and underutilized species.

http://www.bioversityinternational.org/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Botanical Authors Database

Search the database of authors who contributed to the contents of the catalog of type specimens in the Harvard University Herbaria.

http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanist_index.html

Botanical Publications Database

Database of publications used to verify the entry of publication names in the Harvard Herbaria catalog.

http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/publication_index.html

Botanical Society of America Image Collection

Collection of 14 sets of educational images for instructional use, with search capability.

http://images.botany.org/

Botany Encyclopedia

Includes a botanical dictionary, advice for gardeners, and a store selling plants.

http://www.botany.com/

Botresearch USA

a botanical research and biotechnology organization specializing in tissue culture, photomicroscopy, and the production of educational materials for universities.

http://www.botresearch.com/

Center for Plant Conservation

Collaborative organization dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States. Includes information on conservation techniques.

http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/

Cladistics or Supercilious?

Textual review of the development of evolutionary trees in botany. Written by Henry Loconte.

http://members.aol.com/__121b_8Az5OGEtpOHzNwRgQIsq+Ik2+3ABJGENQfrswci539U=

Glossary of Botanical Terms

Contains more than 2,500 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture and landscape architecture. Fully searchable and it is regularly updated.

http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/

Green Plant Phylogeny

Green plant phylogeny research coordination group.

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/bryolab/greenplantpage.html

Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation

A division of Carnegie Mellon University. Archives, research, art, and information about the institute are included.

http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu

Institute for Plant Ecology

Information about research and teaching activities with focus on biodiversity and ecophysiology in different climatic regions, based at the University Münster.

http://www.uni-muenster.de/Biologie/pflanzenoekologie

International Centre for Research and Training on Seabuckthorn

Information on the biology of this plant and its uses for environmental, economic, nutritional, and medical purposes; emphasizing erosion control.

http://www.icrts.org

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

Conducts research programs on molecular-biological, genetical, biochemical, physiological and cytological aspects of plant development and plant breeding. [English and German versions available.]

http://www.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/

Plant Tissue Culture Information Exchange

Intended to give researchers, teachers and producers rapid access to information about plant tissue culture.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/tisscult/tcintro.html

Suite101: Botany

Articles on a wide range of plant topics for teachers, students, amateur naturalists and general readers.

http://botany.suite101.com

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