Field Crops

Proceedings of the First National Symposium of the Center for new crops and plant products of the Purdue University which focuses on research, development, and economics.

Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice.

Nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from them.

The online version of a book about the less-understood grains from Africa. It discusses African rice, finger millet, fonio, sorghum, and some other grains.

Factsheet on this grain crop with production practices and a life cycle similar to that of spring wheat or oats, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

Information about the society, the events and the journal.

Information resources for efficient production of meat and milk from pastures

Pre-establishment, establishment and maintenance requirements of crops used for forage.

Factsheet on this crop, Crambe abyssinica, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

Photographs and information on the life cycle of this pest, its description, host plants, damage caused, natural enemies and management using insecticides and biological controls.

Agricultural refrigeration and ventilation equipment for potato and onion storage. Personally designed using skid units, Cropscan temperature controls, motorised louvres, mixer boxes, and fans.

BSI is a collaboration of progressive sugarcane retailers, investors, traders, producers and NGOs who are committed to developing internationally-applicable baselines that define sustainable sugarcane production.

The Sugarcane Breeding Institute has developed this user-centered website providing research-based information on sugarcane production technologies for farmers in India.

Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

A brief history of abaca, uses of abaca, and abaca grading.

Information resource for cotton growers in California. Provides research results, publications, variety trials, planting forecasts, field checks and links to related sites.

Covers botany, agronomy, soil characteristics, and other topics. Oregon State University Station Bulletin 681, May 1998.

Sugarbeet information, research, pest management, and cultivation.

Photograph of lesions caused by Sclerotium rolfsii at the base of the stem of a tobacco plant and a description of the symptoms.

Photographs of oats infected by crown rust and yellow dwarf virus, with links to articles on integrated crop management.

Photograph of plant infected by Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae.

Catalog of diseases that affect this crop from Wikipedia, including bacterial, fungal, parasitic nematodes and viral diseases.

Photograph of an affected leaf.

Photographs and information to help in identification of the many insects to be found in first-cutting alfalfa, both friend and foe.

An identification guide to the diseases that may infect this crop, with many photographs and brief descriptions.

Information on integrated pest management for this crop, including sampling for insect pests, treatment thresholds, insecticide usage, precautions and restrictions.

National soybean checkoff farmer-led organization. USB invests in research and marketing activities for U.S. soybeans and soy products.

Photographs of plants infected by various pathogens and pests, with links to articles on integrated crop management.

Account of the damage caused by this pathogen, control measures, and photographs and drawings.

Information on general IPM considerations, symptoms, damage, field diagnosis and sampling, general management considerations and chemical control.