Plant Sciences
*Online resources at UT Libraries may require NetID and password for off-campus access.
Print Resources
Selected texts appear below. Additional print resources can be found by browsing the Libraries' Catalog for subject headings such as Gardening -- Dictionaries or Botany -- Terminology.
- CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
Call No. N476.73.J66, AgVet Reference - A Dictionary of Plant Sciences [Print and Electronic]
Call No. QK9.D52 1998, AgVet Reference - CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names
Call No. QK13.Q38, AgVet Reference - The Gardener's Guide to Plant Conservation
Call No.QK86.U6M35 1993, AgVet - Magic and Medicine of Plants
Call No. QK99.A1M325, AgVet Reference - Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
Call No. QK99.U6F68, AgVet - Wildflowers of the Eastern United States
Call No. QK115.D86, AgVet Reference - AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants
Call No. RA1250.L27, AgVet Reference - Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines
Call No. RM666.H33C66, AgVet Reference - Sources of Native Seeds and Plants
Call No. SB44.S6, AgVet - World Economic Plants
Call No. SB107.W59, AgVet Reference - The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture
Call No. SB317.58.E94, AgVet Reference - Garden Seed Inventory
Call No. SB324.75.W47, AgVet Reference - Botanica: the Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and How to Cultivate Them
Call No. SB403.2.B663 , AgVet Reference - Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
Call No. SB435.5.D57, AgVet Reference - North American Landscape Trees
Call No. SB435.5.J335, AgVet Reference - The Natural Habitat Garden
Call No. SB439.D66 1994, AgVet - Landscape Restoration Handbook
Call No. SB439.L35 1999, AgVet - Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast
Call No. SB439.24.S66F66 1989, AgVet - Garden Retreats: Creating an Outdoor Sanctuary
Call No. SB454.3.S25A75 2000, AgVet - A Dictionary of Landscape Architecture
Call No. SB469.25.M67, AgVet Reference - Landscape Architecture Sourcebook
Call No. SB470.53.L37, AgVet Reference
Journals/E-Journals
UT Libraries subscribe to many more electronic journals than those listed here. For complete holdings of print and electronic subscriptions, consult the Libraries' Catalog.
- American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 1983-1991
Call No. TP500.A46, AgVet - Garden Design, 1982-Present
Call No. SB469.G37, AgVet - Horticultural Reviews, 1979 (vol. 1)-Present
Call No. SB317.5.H67, AgVet - Horticulture, 1945-Present
Call No. SB1.H86, AgVet - The Horticulturist, 1992-Present
Call No. SB4.P762, AgVet - HortScience, 1966-Present
Call No. SB1.H89, AgVet - Landscape and Urban Planning [Print and Electronic], 1986-Present
Call No. SB469.L35, AgVet - Landscape Architecture, 1947-Present
Call No. SB469.L3, AgVet - Organic Gardening, 1988-Present
Call No. S1.O392, AgVet
Indexes/Databases
In addition to the databases included in the Agriculture Databases Menu, the following databases may be useful for Plant Sciences research:
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Includes references to topics in landscape architecture and landscape design. - Crop Protection Compendium
Scientific information on crop protection including pests, diseases, weeds and their natural enemies.
Web Resources
Gardens, Plants & Landscape:
- Friends of the Gardens
FOG supports the work of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) Gardens. - UT Extension Publications - Home Garden, Lawn & Landscaping
- University of Tennessee Herbarium
Collection of Tennessee native plants that can be searched and browsed by family, genus, common name as well as location. - Plant Delights Nursery
See Great Links and Suggested Reading. - The Garden Club of America
Arboreta, gardens and related sites. - Sunlight Gardens (Andersonville, TN)
- Native Gardens (Greenback, TN)
- University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
Descriptions and images of trees and shrubs in the Gardens. Includes sound files of Latin pronunciations. - USDA Plants Database
- Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers
- Germoplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) -Taxonomy
- Harmful Plants Gallery
- Hort Net
Collection of Horticultural Websites and searchable image collections. - Internet Directory for Botany
- Green Landscaping with Native Plants
- Historic Landscape Initiative
- Native American Ethnobotany Database
- My Garden Guide
15,000 tips for gardening and fully searchable database of 38,000 common garden plants. - Plant Image Gallery
Noble Foundation site. Features plants of the Midwestern and Southwestern Untied States. - Virtual Foliage Page
Thousands of plant, fungi, botony, and tree pictures by the Univ. of Wisconsin Madison.
Crops, Weeds & Soils:
- Soil Surveys
Information about soil surveys available at UT Libraries. - Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station - Crop Variety Trials
- Forage Information System
- New Jersey Agricultural Weed Gallery
- Weed Science Society of America
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders
- National Resources Conservation Service - Soils
Last updated December 10, 2007.
Resources for Plant Sciences
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