Agriculture: Databases & Journal Articles

For off-campus access to library-licensed e-Journals, research databases and e-resources, use either:

UF VPN - or - the library proxy server (on the remote logon page)

When you see in your search results, click for access to digital full-text material.

To find out if a journal is peer reviewed (also known as refereed), you can use the Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory.  Search by journal title, ISSN, etc. and look for the tiny referee shirt as an indicator.  More details....

If the library does not have a book or a subscription to a journal you need, you can submit a request to borrow the item from another library using the Interlibrary Loan (ILL).  This service is provided at no cost to you.

• Web of Science
  General multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world back to 1900. Also provides cited reference searching to see who has cited whom.
• CAB Abstracts
  Great for multi-disciplinary research with international scope.  One of the largest bibliographic databases covering international research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, animal health, forestry, human health and   nutrition, and management and conservation of natural resources.
• Academic Search Premier 
• Multi-disciplinary database focusing on agricultural sciences to engineering topics.
• Agricola (National Agricultural Library Catalog)
  Primarily for U. S. agriculture.  A bibliographic database consisting of literature citations for journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports pertaining to all aspects of agriculture.  Links to full text documents are provided whenever possible.
• Biosis
  Great for biological sciences/organism information. Indexes over 6000 journals covering biological research, medical research, and discoveries of new organisms. Includes indexing of meetings, review articles, books reviews, book chapters, software, and U.S. patents.
• EDIS - Extension Digital Information Source
  UF IFAS extension documents. Applied information related to crops, finance, family, etc.
• Biological & Agricultural Index
  Agricultural research, biology, environmental science, genetics, horticulture, physiology, veterinary medicine, wildlife management and much more
• Agris (International System for Agricultural Science and Technology)
  International agriculture information maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• Ecology Abstracts (1982-current)
  Current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction
• ASAE
  Technical documents published by American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• SciFinder Scholar (or UF Access Instructions)
  Chemicals and substances, including biological materials

Agribusiness Databases:

• ABI / Inform Collection
  Comprehensive business database, including scholarly journals, dissertations, and trade news in agriculture and food science
• PAIS International
  Covers issues in public debate including economic conditions, energy, health & education, labor policy, and human rights published 1972 - present
• EconLit
  American Economic Association’s index of more than thirty years of economics literature from around the world

Specialized Plant Databases:

• Plant Science (Proquest)
  1994 to present. Plant growth, reproduction, botany, etc.
• USDA Plants Database
  The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
• Weed Identification
  Characteristics of broadleaf plants that will aid in identification.
• Citrus Greening
  Bibliography created by Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
• Plant Management Network (PMN)
  Images of plant diseases

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Try adding site limiters to your search:

site:.gov for government publications

site:.edu for publications from educational institutions

Use quotes for exact matches

Exclude terms by using - such as: jaguar speed -car

Follow leads from search results

In Google Scholar, click "Related articles" or "Cited by" to see closely related work, or search for author's name and see what else they have written. If UF has a subscription to the journal, click on Find it@UF or click on the title to open up the full text.  If unsuccessful, try searching the library catalog.