Research Guides: PLPA 2001: Introductory Plant Pathology: Home

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Library Home Page
A great place to get started looking for resources. Request a "Get It" to have a book placed on hold for you, browse article databases, or get in contact with a subject librarian to help you on your way.
Google Scholar (UMN setup required)
To gain off-campus access to articles from library journal subscriptions, change the Library Settings to University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Google Scholar (see this tutorial) Use Google Scholar to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, research institutes, and scholarly repositories from colleges and universities. Look for the "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" links in your Google Scholar search results to access library subscriptions. Learn more: Google Scholar FAQ

AGRICOLA -Agriculture (Ovid)
Search agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics, and rural sociology. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.
CAB Abstracts Plus Full Text Select
CAB Abstracts covers agriculture in its broadest sense, including crop production, forestry, environment, animal health and nutrition, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, soil and water, agricultural economics, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, and human nutrition and health.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database
Search journals and literature on agriculture, pollution, animals, environment, policy, natural resources, water issues and more. Searches tools like AGRICOLA, ESPM, and EIS databases.

CABI Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases
Source for data on the worldwide distribution of plant diseases of economic or quarantine importance. Created in association with the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), over 1000 Disease Maps can be browsed, searched, and used via this site.
CABI Distribution Maps of Fungi and Bacteria
For use by plant pathologists and veterinary and medical mycologists. These provide integrated information to allow identification and confirmation of the identity of significant species, along with related information on pathology or other economic significance. The Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria were initiated in 1964, and more than 1600 sheets have been issued, each devoted to a single species.
International Plant Names Index
A database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants.
Plant Information Online
Includes current sources in North American nurseries for over 70,000 plants; over 200,000 citations to current plant science literature, listings for more than 1300 North American seed and nursery firms, and an evaluative review of 75 CD-ROMs and web sites of plant images.

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Citation Managers
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Citation Guides and Style Manuals
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