Agriculture
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DICTIONARIES & THESAURUS
Dictionary of Agriculture: From Abaca to Zoonosis
S411 .L55 1995 Science Library
Concise definitions of terms relevant to farming, fook and agricultural policy, trade, conservation, and related topics. Includes useful appendices covering acronyms, major agricultural and trade legislation, NAFTA, and standard and individual commodity weights and measures.
CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
S411 .L39 2002 Science Ref
An online vocabulary look-up tool for agricultural and biological terms. The Thesaurus is organized to help find terms in a specific discipline or subject area. Spanish language versions of the NAL Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT) and Glossary of Agricultural Terms are also available.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science
S411 .E713 1994 v.1-4 Science Ref
Articles (avg.length 10 pages) from the disciplines of plant and animal sciences, forestry, soil and range sciences, entomology, horticulture, natural resources, agricultural engineering, and agricultural economics. Many articles emphasize environmental and sociopolitical issues currently influencing agricultural science.
Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History
S441 .S36 Science Ref
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology : An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including an Index
Q 121 .M3 2002 Science Ref / Info Commons Ref
HANDBOOKS
Agricultural Handbook
S411 .A37 1988 Science Library
The Agricultural Notebook
S 513.2 .M33 1988 Science Ref
Dozens of authoritative articles on all aspects of agricultural production, divided into four major categories: crop production, animal production, farm equipment, farm animals. While British practices are emphasized, this source contains a wealth of basic information, including many useful diagrams, tables and charts.
Agrochemicals Desk Reference
TD196.A34 M66 Science Library 1997
Handbook of Soils and Climate in Agriculture
S596.3 .H36 1982 Science Ref
Condensed data on U.S. climate, soil classifications, soil physics, chemistry and microbiology, soil fertility, plant nutrition, soil and water conservation, etc.
Hortus Third : A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada
SB45 .B22 1976 Science Ref
Practical Handbook of Agricultural Science
S501.2 .P73 1990 Science Ref
Quick reference source of tabular information and statistics pertaining to soils and to the production and use of plants and animals.
The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture
SB317.58 .E94 Science Ref
HD9000.1 .F577 Latest volume in Main Ref / Eearlier volumes in Main Stack
LITERATURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
HD1415 .O47 1991 Main Library
The Contemporary and Historical Literature of Food Science and Human Nutrition
TX357 .C564 1995 Science Library
The Literature of Agricultural Engineering
S674.3 .L58 1992 Science Library
The Literature of Animal Science and Health
SF22.5 .L58 1993 Science Library
The Literature of Crop Science
SB45.65 .L58 1995 Science Library
The Literature of Forestry and Agroforestry
SD387 .D6 L58 1996 Science Library
The Literature of Soil Science
S590.45 .L58 1994 Science Library
DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest)
Index of North American PhD dissertations back to 1865, with PDF full text since about 1997.
Dissertations (University of Arizona electronic repository, 2005- )
WRITING HELP TOOLS
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Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
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Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing Web site
Writing Center, the English Department, University of Arizona
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