Plant Sciences
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Background Information
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BOOKS
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E-JOURNALS
DICTIONARIES
Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology, and Vocabulary
QK10 .S7 1995 Science Ref
Concise Dictionary of Biomedicine and Molecular Biology
R121 .J86 2002 Science Library
QK9 .D52 1998 Science Ref
A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
QH540.4 .L56 1998 Science Library
Dictionary of Plant Pathology
SB728 .H65 1998 Science Ref
Dictionary of Plant Toxins
RA1250 .D53 1996 Science Ref
The Penguin Dictionary of Plant Sciences
QK9 .P47 1999 Science Ref
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science
S411 .E713 1994 Science Ref
Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences
TP248.16 .E537 2003 Science Ref
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
QH540.4 .E52 1995 Science Library
Unique online encyclopedia for the life sciences. Integrates current theory, practice and understanding of all basic and many applied aspects of the life sciences, with particular emphasis on cell and molecular biology and its relevance to medicine. In particular, note the ELS entry on the History of Plant Sciences.
Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology
SB728 .E53 2001 Science Ref
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Plant Breeding and Related Subjects
HANDBOOK
Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical
Sciences
Z5351 .D38 1996 Science Ref
Handbook of plant and crop physiology
Information Sources in the Life Sciences
QH303.6 .I54 1997 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
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.
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