Library- Subject Guides
Botany Subject Guide
Databases
- Academic Search Elite
Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost - General Science Full-text
Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution and is the ideal source for researchers seeking information on a variety of scientific topics. Abstracts leading journals and magazines from the United States and Great Britain- WilsonWeb - Biomedical Sciences Annual Reviews
Full-text and article information in biochemistry, biomed. engr., biohys. biomolecular., cell development biology, ecological systematics, entomology, genetics, genome human genetic, immunology, medicine, microbiology, neuroscience, nutrition, pharmacology toxicology, physiology, phytopathology, plan phys/molec., psychology, public health- Annual Reviews
Books
- Plant Cell Biology: A Practical Approach / by C. R. Hawes, Beatrice Satiat-Jeunemaitre, Chris Hawes
(QK673 .P58)
Surveys techniques for studying the location and function of proteins within a cell, with an emphasis on microscopy. Introduces fluorescent probes, cytometry, microinjection, micromanipulation, the isolation of cytoplasmic organelles, and classical histochemistry- Booknews.com Look inside! - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World / by Michael Pollan
(QK46.5 .H85 P66)
Demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. Links four fundamental human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control - with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. Illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings- Publisher Look inside! - The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms / by Michael Hickey, Clive King
(QK10 .H53)
Glossary of more than 2,400 terms used to describe vascular plants in botany- Publisher - Additional Books
Journals
- American Journal of Botany
Journal of research papers on all aspects of plant biology. Includes reports of original research in all areas of plant science, the Journal contains Rapid Communications, and Special Papers, which include reviews, critiques and analyses of controversial subjects- JSTOR - Horticulture
Articles on gardening techniques, soil & fertilizers, tools & equipment, greenhouses, seeds, nursery stock and pest & plant disease control- EBSCOhost - New Phytologist
Journal of original research papers on all aspects of the plant sciences- JSTOR - Soybean Digest
Focuses is on crop production and management, with special emphasis on soybeans, corn and cotton. - Systematic Botany
Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists- JSTOR
Websites
- ITIS Data Access
Focuses on the plants and animals of North America. Provides reliable information on species names and their hierarchical classification- Librarian's Index to the Internet - Internet Directory for Botany
Directory on gardening and plants, including some 4,000 botany related links- Librarian's Index to the Internet - Introduction to the Plant Kingdom
Presents the world of plants from an evolutionary perspective, beginning with how plants are classified, ancient algae, the moving of plants to the land, mosses, ferns, and the development of seeds, through to the diversity of flowering plants- Librarian's Index to the Internet - Botany online - The Internet Hypertextbook (International Edition)
Online textbook, interconnected by numerous links and is both a cross between a botanical encyclopedia and a hypertextbook on botany. - Biozone - Plant Biology
