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| Directory: | Recreation / Outdoors / Survival_and_Primitive_Technology / Plant_Lore |
| Title: | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database |
| Description: | A phytochemical and ethnobotanical database compiled by Dr. Jim Duke of the Agricultural Research Service/USDA. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke |
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| Directory: | Reference / Dictionaries / World_Languages / H / Hawaiian |
| Title: | Hawaiian Medical Plants |
| Description: | List of Hawaiian medicinal plant names with English, and where known, Latin equivalents. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/syllabus/module14.htm |
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| Directory: | Regional / Caribbean / Puerto_Rico / Science_and_Environment / Research_Facilities |
| Title: | Tropical Agriculture Research Station |
| Description: | Located in Mayaguez, the purpose of this project is to conduct fundamental research on tropical plants and crops. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/SoAtlantic/Mayaguez/mayaguez.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Massachusetts / Localities / D / Danvers / Society_and_Culture |
| Title: | The Endicott Pear Tree |
| Description: | Article by Joseph D. Postman on the oldest living fruit tree in North America. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cor/pyrus/endicott.pear.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Agriculture / Field_Crops |
| Title: | National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) |
| Description: | 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. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/ |
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| Directory: | Science / Agriculture / Horticulture / Fruits / Currants_and_Gooseberries |
| Title: | Currant and Gooseberry Diagnostic Tool |
| Description: | Detailed illustrated information on disease, insect and other problems affecting these fruit. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cor/ribes/ribsymp/ribsymp.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Agriculture / Organizations |
| Title: | Procinorte: Task Force on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits |
| Description: | Organization created in 1999 to improve links between Mexico, Canada and the United States for research issues related to quality, safety and traceability of tropical and subtropical fruits. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/may/procinorte/ |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Botany / Ethnobotany |
| Title: | Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases |
| Description: | Search plants by chemical, activity or ethnobotanical use. Includes list of browsable databases and rainforest information. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Botany / Ethnobotany |
| Title: | Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary |
| Description: | Alphabetical listing by scientific name. Includes brief descriptions of usage and identifies cultures in which each plant is of interest. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dictionary/tico/index.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Botany / Tissue_Culture |
| Title: | National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation |
| Description: | NCGRP conserves genebanks for species diversity of crops and animals important to agriculture, landscapes and environmental sustainability, beyond seed storage using cryogenics. Serves as repository for semen, graftable plant buds or in vitro plantlets, for the US Department of Agriculture in Fort Collins, Colorado. |
| Location: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/ncgrp/ |
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