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New Crops from Brazil - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-367.html#Bixa%20orellana
Information on a number of food plants from Brazil that might have potential to be grown commercially in the US. |
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Buckwheat - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/buckwheat.html
Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements, cultural practices and the economics of production. |
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Amaranth - http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/amaranth.php
Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing amaranth and pest management advice. |
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Buckwheat - http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/buckwheat.php
Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing buckwheat and pest management advice. |
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Hop - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/Hop.html
Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices. |
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Growing the Hallucinogens - http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/cultivation/cultivation_growing-the-hallucinogens.shtml
Manual for the legal cultivation of a number of plants with hallucinogenetic properties. |
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Safflower - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/safflower.html
Information on Carthamus tinctorius, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production. |
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Jojoba - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/jojoba.html
Information on Simmodsia chinensis, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production. |
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Development of a Safflower Petal Collector - http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/petal.pdf
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. |
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Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala” - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/029rose.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the production of fragrances from this crop. |
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Henna Farming in India - http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/indiahenna.html
Information on where and how henna is grown, processed and exported in India. |
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Valerian: Valeriana officinalis - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/034valerian.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this medicinal plant, its uses, environment, agronomy, production, harvesting, drying and markets. |
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Muna-Muna (Satureja parvifolia) - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/136munamuna.pdf
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. |
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Boronia megastigma - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/004boronia.pdf
Information on growing this plant, endemic to Western Australia, which is used as a cut flower and for extraction of essential oils. |
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Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/135matetea.pdf
Information on this crop, used to make a stimulating drink, its characteristics, soil requirements, management, harvesting and processing. |
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Maca - http://www.intimaca.com/cultivated.htm
Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca. |
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Ginseng - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/025ginseng.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this plant and its potential. |
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Echinacea: The Purple Coneflowers - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/033echinacea.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential in herbal medicine. |
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Linseed, Castor and Safflower - http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops7.html
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. |
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Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia - http://www.shaps.hawaii.edu/drugs/dea20026/dea20026.html
Information on this plant and its history, its growing areas, cultivation, harvesting, extraction of morphine and further processing. |
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Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia) - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/102balsampear.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential. |
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Buckwheat - http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/buckwheat_guide.pdf
An overview of this crop, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. |
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Organic Hop Production - http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/hop.pdf
This publication looks at cultural requirements for organic hops, varieties and recent research, with a list of further resources. |
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Amaranth Production - http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/amaranth.pdf
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. |
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Post-production Management: Hibiscus - http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch28/ch28_02.htm
Provides information on planting, growth, harvesting, drying, packaging and processing. |
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Henna Farming in Pakistan - http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/index.html
Information on the climatic requirements of this crop and suitable areas of the country, planting and cultivation, harvesting, drying and processing the leaves. |
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Henna - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/HENNA.html
Factsheet about this crop and its uses. |
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Alternative Agronomic Crops - http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altcrops.pdf
Article discussing farm diversification starting with an inventory of available resources, the crop selection, product research, markets and marketing. |
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Humulus lupulus: Hop - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Humulus_lupulus_K_en.htm
Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value. |
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Ricinus communis: Castor - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Ricinus_communis_K_en.htm
Information on the castor oil plant, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value. |
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Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Hibiscus - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/hibiscus.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. |
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Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Sesame - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/sesame.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. |
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Hops Information - http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html
Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States. |
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Alternative Crops and Plants - http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=298
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. |
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American Ginseng - http://www.island.wsu.edu/CROPS/GINSENGI.htm
Information on the perennial plant, Panax quinquefolium, the root of which is used medicinally, and its cultural requirements. |
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Grain Amaranth - http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth_guide.pdf
Information on this crop which was a major food grown by the Aztecs, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. |
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Linseed - http://www.jgames.co.uk/title/Linseed
Information on this crop, its uses as seed and fibre, its cultivation and the processing of the fibre. |
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Seeds of Trade: Opium Poppy - http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/seeds-of-trade/page.dsml?section=crops&ref=poppy
Information on this plant, its origins, early uses, transfer and spread, agriculture, modern context and the drugs obtained from the latex. |
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Sesamum - http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops6.html
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. |