University of Sydney Library.Agriculture:Links:Plant breeding & biotechnology

Agriculture and Rural Management Guide

Recommended resources for agriculture and rural management

Web Links: Plant Breeding & biotechnology

General resources

University of Sydney Library Catalogue
Some recommended subject headings on the University of Sydney Library Catalogue are:

Information Gateways

The Internet Directory for Botany (IDIB)
This site is compiled by Anthony R. Brach of Harvard University Herbarium, Cambridge / Missouri Botanical Garden, USA, Raino Lampinen of the Botanical Museum, University of Helsinki, Finland, Shunguo Liu and Keith McCree. It consists of two parts, an alphabetical directory and a category/subject directory. The site consists of extensive Web based sources for plant science information.

International Resources

Arabinet
A site provided by the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Molecular Biology at Harvard University, USA. This site provides a host of links to arabidopsis information contained on the WWW and includes some e-text and diagrams.

A survey of the plant kingdoms
This site is produced by Francis M. Cardillo O.S.F. and Thomman Kuruvilla of the Department of Biology at the Manhattan College and the College of Mt. St. Vincent in New York, USA. The site, which was last revised in 1999, presents examples of the diversity of the major plant groups and is designed so that the user can browse all or specific plant descriptions. It includes diagrams and information with links to more advanced information. Also included is brief information on the classification of plants and a study of plant anatomy with the emphasis being on flowering plants. Diagrams, links to more advanced information, a bibliography and acknowledgements have also been provided.

Organisations and Associations

Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)
The Flower Export Council of Australia
The Nursery Industry Association of Australia