Fertilizers & Soil Improvement(S:631-667)
S 661 Organic Fertilizers and Manures. Vegetable Fertilizers. Green Manuring
Summary:
Green Manures and Cover Crops, a member of the "Quick Bibliography Series of
the National Agricultural Library," is intended "for current awareness, and
as the title of the series implies..." is "not [an] indepth exhaustive"
bibliography system of any subject. Citations are resources for recent
research and bring the "literature of agriculture to the interested
user...." Bibliographies are "derived from computerized on-line searches of
the AGRICOLA data base. Timeliness of topic and evidence of extensive
interest are the selection criteria." The site's creator "determines the
purpose, length, and search strategy of the Quick Bibliography. Information
regarding these is available upon request from the author/searcher."
Entries within the site include journal articles, books, and audiovisual
materials. Specifications are given as to information provided within
entries, to aid in searching. Instructions are also provided for requesting
copies of bibliographies featured in the series.
The site is maintained by Jane Gates with the Alternative Farming Systems
Information Center; the USDA National Agricultural Library, Beltsville,
Maryland.
To Search:
Browse through listings of bibliographies within site.
S 661.5 Organic Fertilizers and Manures. Vegetable Fertilizers. Mulching
Summary:
The Mulch-based Agriculture Bibliographic Database is a resource of the
Department of Plant Pathology within Cornell University. The site allows
for searches within its respective subject area, yielding records concerning
research, experiments, and education, whether in a book or journal format.
Upon accessing the site, the user will find two major links. The first
offers help in searching, using the database. Here, users will find
explanations of the database's operation and and various search options.
The second link accesses the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences within
Cornell University, the sponsor of this site. Below these two links is the
keyword field, where data is submitted to activate the database.
Resulting matches for searches are not alphabetized; a listing of matches
will be displayed once the database completes its search. Users should then
select a title of interest from the list to view its detailed record.
Individual records reflect: (1) if the title denotes a book or a journal
article; (2) the author's name (last name, initials); (3) the year of
publication; (4) city and country of publication (for books); (5) name of
publishers and publishing code number (for books); (6) number of pages; (7)
keywords; and (8) abstract (summary) of the text. For citations
representing articles, the following is shown: (1) denotation as a journal
article; (2) author's name (last, initials); (3) year of publication; (4)
journal name; (5) volume number; (6) page numbers; (7) keywords; and (8)
notes on the text.
The site is sponsored by the Department of Plant Pathology; College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences; Cornell University; Ithaca, New York.
To Search:
Submit keyword into provided field; matching results will be displayed in
list form. Select title of interest to view detailed record.