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Cereals
Barley, Corn, Millets, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat, Alternative Wheat Cereals as Food Grains, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Tri, GrainGenes: A Database for Small Grains and Sugarc, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains, Oregon State University Cereals Extension Page, The Rothamsted Research Association (RRA)
Fiber Crops
Abaca, Cotton, Flax, Industrial Hemp, Kenaf, Ramie, Underexploited Temperate Industrial and Fiber Crop
Grassland and Pasture
Alfalfa, Perennial Ryegrass, Brassica Home Page, Colorado Forages, Development of a Novel Antifungal Silage Inoculant, European Central Crops Database for Lolium and Tri, Forage Information System, Grasslands Index, Grazing, Pasture Management for Horses, Penn State's Forages, Range and Forage Resources
Legumes
Lentils, Peanuts, Soybeans, British Edible Pulse Association, CLIMA - Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agricu, Field Pea Production, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Oilseeds
Canola and Oilseed Rape, Sunflower, Small-scale Oilseed Processing
Root Crops
Cassava, Potatoes, Sugar Beet, Sweetpotatoes, Taro, International Potato Center (CIP), Manrique International Agrotech (MIAT), Potato and onion storage
Sugarcane
Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Sugarcane Handbook, USDA Sugarcane Field Station, Vasantdada Sugar Institute
Tobacco
A.N. Daly's Guide to Tobacco, International Tobacco Growers' Association, Kentucky Blue Mold Warning System, Plantation House Tobacco Seeds, The Tobacco Reference Guide: Tobacco Farmers, Tobacco Disease Control, Tobacco Farming and Public Health, Tobacco History, Tobacco Information Site, Tobacco World Markets and Trade
Advances in New Crops
Proceedings of the First National Symposium of the Center for new crops and plant products of the Purdue University which focuses on research, development, and economics.
Agronomy Program
Plans and conducts applied research and extension programs on forages and sugar cane for the mineral (sandy) and adjacent (organic) soils of Florida's cattle and sugar cane production areas at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida.
Alternative Field Crops Manual
Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice.
Australian New Crops Project
Information about "new" crop developments, from the University of Queensland.
Badgersett Research Corporation
Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota.
Catholic Educator's Resource Center: Populati
Food is more abundant and cheaper today than ever before in history due to a dramatic improvement in agricultural productivity that swept the globe in the 1960s.
Center for New Crops and Plant Products
Extensive collection of information from Purdue University on crop diversification.
CropReference
Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
Edible Landscape Nursery Catalog
Information about plants (many obscure) that are available from ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, a Christian non-profit group that is battling world hunger).
Famine Foods
A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine.
Kentucky American Seeds
Information on soybeans, wheat, grasses, corn, specialty crops, legumes, seed treatments and seed conditioning.
Lost Crops of the Incas
An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles
PDF files showing principal crops across the world, as production maps, with weather maps and production statistics.
Monsanto India
Provides news and information about agriculture and genetically enhanced seeds in a number of languages.
National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS)
Focused on preserving the genetic diversity of plants by acquiring, preserving, evaluating, documenting and distributing crop germplasms to research scientists. Includes general information on NPGS and Germplasm Resources Information Network. Contents include collection information, repositories, committees, and related resources.
Natural Fibers Information Center
Information clearinghouse on the natural fibers, oilseeds, and related industries, offered by the University of Texas. Presents technology and industry news, a photo gallery, and a collection of links.
Neglected Crops: 1492 From A Different Perspective
Plants of American origin that have been neglected or mostly forgotten since the arrival of Europeans.
PlantFacts - Ohio State University
Searches over 20,000 pages of horticulture and crop science info from over 40 academic and government institutions departments in the U.S. by keyword and region..
Rothamsted Research
Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems.
Sustainable Agriculture Cover Crop Database
A database of plants that can be used as cover crops, especially in North America. Includes details of each species.
The Association for the Advancement of Industrial
Nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from them.
The Australian Bamboo Network
Online bamboo propagation and cultivation guide. Information primarily aimed at food use and shoot production.
The ProBiotech Web Site
An analysis of the development and benefits of biotechnology in agriculture. UK.
The Use of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Specie
Includes projects, purpose, publications, links, and news.