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    Alternative Agronomic Crops Alternative Agronomic Crops - Article discussing farm diversification starting with an inventory of available resources, the crop selection, product research, markets and marketing. [PDF]
    Alternative Crops and Plants Alternative Crops and Plants - Information from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center on the production of floral, forest, fruit, grain, herb, industrial, nursery, nut, vegetable or other specialty plants, seeds and products.
    Amaranth Amaranth - Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing amaranth and pest management advice.
    Amaranth Production Amaranth Production - Amaranth grain can be popped, flaked, or ground into a high-protein flour. Information on the crop and on the Amaranth Institute which promotes and supports amaranth production, science, and marketing. [PDF]
    American Ginseng American Ginseng - Information on the perennial plant, Panax quinquefolium, the root of which is used medicinally, and its cultural requirements.
    Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia) Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia) - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential. [PDF]
    Boronia megastigma Boronia megastigma - Information on growing this plant, endemic to Western Australia, which is used as a cut flower and for extraction of essential oils. [PDF]
    Buckwheat Buckwheat - Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing buckwheat and pest management advice.
    Buckwheat Buckwheat - An overview of this crop, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF]
    Buckwheat Buckwheat - Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements, cultural practices and the economics of production.
    Development of a Safflower Petal Collector Development of a Safflower Petal Collector - Carthamus tinctorius is widely cultivated in India for its oil, and this article outlines the results of using specially designed machines to gather the petals for use as herbal tea. [PDF]
    Echinacea: The Purple Coneflowers Echinacea: The Purple Coneflowers - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential in herbal medicine. [PDF]
    Ginseng Ginseng - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this plant and its potential. [PDF]
    Grain Amaranth Grain Amaranth - Information on this crop which was a major food grown by the Aztecs, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF]
    Growing the Hallucinogens Growing the Hallucinogens - Manual for the legal cultivation of a number of plants with hallucinogenetic properties.
    Henna Henna - Factsheet about this crop and its uses.
    Henna Farming in India Henna Farming in India - Information on where and how henna is grown, processed and exported in India.
    Henna Farming in Pakistan Henna Farming in Pakistan - Information on the climatic requirements of this crop and suitable areas of the country, planting and cultivation, harvesting, drying and processing the leaves.
    Hop Hop - Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices.
    Hops Information Hops Information - Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States.
    Humulus lupulus: Hop Humulus lupulus: Hop - Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value.
    Jojoba Jojoba - Information on Simmodsia chinensis, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.
    Linseed Linseed - Information on this crop, its uses as seed and fibre, its cultivation and the processing of the fibre.
    Linseed, Castor and Safflower Linseed, Castor and Safflower - Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of these oil-yielding crops, their botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, their cultivation, pests and diseases, yields and varieties.
    Maca Maca - Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca.
    Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) - Information on this crop, used to make a stimulating drink, its characteristics, soil requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF]
    Muna-Muna (Satureja parvifolia) Muna-Muna (Satureja parvifolia) - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this shrub, used to make a beverage, its characteristics, environmental requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF]
    New Crops from Brazil New Crops from Brazil - Information on a number of food plants from Brazil that might have potential to be grown commercially in the US.
    Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia - Information on this plant and its history, its growing areas, cultivation, harvesting, extraction of morphine and further processing.
    Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Hibiscus Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Hibiscus - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. [PDF]
    Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Sesame Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Sesame - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. [PDF]
    Organic Hop Production Organic Hop Production - This publication looks at cultural requirements for organic hops, varieties and recent research, with a list of further resources. [PDF]
    Post-production Management: Hibiscus Post-production Management: Hibiscus - Provides information on planting, growth, harvesting, drying, packaging and processing.
    Ricinus communis: Castor Ricinus communis: Castor - Information on the castor oil plant, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
    Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala” Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala” - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the production of fragrances from this crop. [PDF]
    Safflower Safflower - Information on Carthamus tinctorius, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production.
    Seeds of Trade: Opium Poppy Seeds of Trade: Opium Poppy - Information on this plant, its origins, early uses, transfer and spread, agriculture, modern context and the drugs obtained from the latex.
    Sesamum Sesamum - Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of this oil-yielding crop, its botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, its cultivation, pests and diseases and varieties.
    Valerian: Valeriana officinalis Valerian: Valeriana officinalis - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this medicinal plant, its uses, environment, agronomy, production, harvesting, drying and markets. [PDF]
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