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This article is from ECHO Asia Note #5 Communicating technical information among different language groups is challenging. For example, despite being familiar with the scientific, English and Tagalog common names for eggplant, how might an Asian development worker know what the Indonesians call...
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There are a huge number of undervalued and overlooked food plants in the world. The FPI database provides accessible information about these plants to support production of locally relevant and nutritious food, and enable people to appropriately value their local foods. The searchable database...
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Plants For A Future(PFAF) is an online free-to-use information database and associated website for those interested in edible and useful plants. Originally focused on plants suitable fortemperate regions, it has now been extended to include many of the more important tropical and sub-tropical...
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Kew is a global resource for plant and fungal knowledge. Our unique combination of extensive collections, databases, scientific expertise and global partnerships gives us a leading role in facilitating access to fundamental plant and fungal information. The core purpose of our science stems from...
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SID is a compilation of seed biological trait data from the MSBP's own collections and from other published and unpublished sources. Its primary purpose is as an internal source of a variety of seed biological information; for use in large scale analysis and decision support for seed conservation...
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BRAHMS(software updated to v7.9.4 on 2 June 2017) provides an integrated management system for herbaria, botanic gardens, seed banks and botanical survey as well as those undertaking floristic or taxonomic research. The BRAHMS project is an integral part of the research programme at Oxford to...
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This web site is in beta release. The current version is 1.9.12.6-Beta_2017-10-18. Comments and suggestions for how to improve searching and reporting are welcome. Please send your feedback toNAL Staff. Please replace any bookmarks to the legacy site at http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke with this...
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Biochar research, although still in its infancy, has generated much interest as a soil amendment due to its potential for increased soil fertility, water holding capacity, greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration. The relatively low entry barrier to biochar manufacturing has resulted in...
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Android The Agroforestree Database is a species reference and selection guide for agroforestry trees. Agroforestry trees are those that are deliberately grown or kept in integrated land-use systems and are often managed for more than one output. This database provides information on the...
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Publication Database Browse by Document Type Annual Reports Books Extension Bulletins Issues in Asian Agriculture Newsletters Practical Technology Research Highlights Technical Bulletins Technical Notes Browse by Category Agricultural Biotechnology Agricultural Policy Aquaculture and Fisheries...
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It is difficult to rate the importance of the different soil functions, since all are vital to our well-being, to some extent. However, the function ofsupportingfood andagricultureworldwide is fundamental for the preservation and advancement of human life on this planet. Soil is also the basis...
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FAO hosts state-of-the-art databases and software to monitor and manage the many variables required to ensure food security while minimizing environmental impacts. All FAO’s standalone software models and other tools can be downloaded free, for use directly in the field or to assist in research...
- A new platform launched by CTA -Apps4AgDatabase - provides a comprehensive, up-to-date information for investors and development practitioners who want to support the integration of ICTs in food value chains. The responsive database helps users to compare different services provided by hundreds...
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Access to detailed plant information from PROSEA
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The World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue, or WOSSAC, is one of the key facilities of the Centre for Environmental & Agricultural Informatics, CEAI Institute, incorporating the former National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), at Cranfield University, UK. We are the largest UK national and...
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WIKTROP is a geographical extension of WIKWIO portal to tropical and mediterranean areas around the world. It aims to strengthen science and technology orientation to achieving food security by enhancing agricultural productivity in the tropical and mediterranean areas.
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Welcome to Plants of the World Online (POWO) which is an international collaborative programme that has as a primary aim to make available digitized data of the world’s flora gathered from the past 250 years of botanical exploration and research. POWO also aims to make freely available electronic...
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TheWFOPlant Listwas launched in May2021as anext generation replacement forThe Plant List, recognising the continuing need for auser-friendly, citable static list of all plant species. TheWFOPlant List is asnapshot in time of theWFOTaxonomic Backbone– the dynamic global consensus classification...
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World Flora Online is the international initiative to achieve Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and provides a global overview of the diversity of plant species. It is the essential tool for conservation planners, policymakers and practitioners at all levels.
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The ECOCROP database was developed by the Land and Water Division of FAO as a tool to identify plant species for given environments and uses, and as an information system contributing to a Land Use Planning concept. The database was developed inthe 1990sand provides information for more than 2000...
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The name "EcoPort" is a composite acronym derived from the words 'Ecology andPortal'. EcoPort is a single, open-society, contiguous, communal,wikiintegrated with aRelational Databaseand its Management System (RDBMS)on the Internet. This is why we refer to it as arelationalwiki.
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Welcome to ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System! Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. We are apartnershipof U.S.,Canadian, andMexicanagencies (ITIS-North America); other organizations; and...
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The Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) aims to increase awareness about invasive alien species and to facilitate effective prevention and management activities. It is managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the SSC- Species Survival Commission of the IUCN -International...
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This is a power search of invasive species datasheets. Lists of datasheets can be retrieved by filtering on taxonomy, risk and impact factors and pathways of introduction.
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The Agroforestree (AFT) Database is a species reference and selection guide for agroforestry trees. Agroforestry trees are those that are deliberately grown or kept in integrated land-use systems and are often managed for more than one output. The Agroforestree Database provides information on...
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TheUseful Tropical Plants Databasecontains information on the edible, medicinal and many other uses of several thousand plants that can be grown in tropical regions. It is very much a work in progress, with new records being entered and older records being updated on a regular basis.
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Field studies have been performed for decades to analyze effects of different management practices on agricultural soils and crop yields, but these data have never been combined together in a way that can inform current and future cropland management. Here, we collected, extracted, and integrated...
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In June 2014, Bioversity International celebrated its 40th anniversary. The organization’s focus has changed over time. Early work focused on the emergency conservation of crop genetic resources in genebanks. Today we deliver scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and...
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The diversity of plant species in Chinais extraordinary. With anareaalmost exactly that of the continental United States, China has nearly twice as many plant species, about 31,000 or one-eighth of the world's total, versus only about 20,000 for the U.S.A. and Canada combined. This number...
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This tool calcualtions the equilibrium moisture content of seeds based on oil content, drying temperature (C) and relative humidity (%) of air in the drying environment. There are some crops already in the system, for exampleMoringa,that you can select from. Preset options have references.
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TheMultilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND), hosts more than one search engine related to international botanical taxonomy and plant references. It also offers access to a massive collective of indexes, lists and references for a wide range of plant groups including bamboos,...