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Key Databases for Plant Science

Find Plant Science related-articles by searching some key databases:

Agriculture Science Database
This database is now included in ProQuest One Sustainability.This database contains the leading agricultural journals published in North America. ProQuest Agriculture Journals offers the complete text as well as complete images from such journals as Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Plant Physiology. Environmental content can be found at this link- Environmental Science Database
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus provides full text articles from journals dating back to 1997. Subject coverage includes agriculture & agricultural research, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, environmental science, geology, marine biology microbiology, physics and much more.
CAB Abstracts 1973-present

Produced by CABI Publishing, CAB Abstracts (1973 to Present), covers the significant research and development literature in the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment.
CAB Abstracts Archive

CAB Abstracts covers the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment. Includes some links to full-text. 1910-1972.
CABI Compendium
CABI Compendium includes images, maps, and diagnostic and decision support tools such as The Horizon Scanning Tool, Pest Risk Analysis Tool, and the Invasive Species Discovery Tool. Under browse users are able to search all CABI Compendia datasheets, including: Animal Health and Production, Aquaculture, Crop Protection, Forestry, Horticulture and Invasive Species.
Environmental Science Database
This database is now included in ProQuest One Sustainability.The Environmental Science Database is a cross-disciplinary resource of full-text content of global literature across this field and related disciplines. Content is selected from several specialist topic resources in disciplines such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology, and biology. Agricultural content can be found at this link- Agriculture Science Database
Environment Complete
Environment Complete is a leading full-text database for environmental studies. It provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects.
JSTOR
Dalhousie subscribes to JSTOR's Arts and Sciences I-VII, Business, Ecology and Botany, Language and Literature, and Life Sciences collections. These databases cover hundreds of journal title backfiles from 41 academic disciplines. It is a unique digital archive of journals, starting with the very first issues. The collection covers material from the 1800s up to a 'moving wall' of between zero and 8 years before current publication.
ScienceDirect
A collection of full text journals and books covering Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Energy, Engineering, Environmental Science,Health Sciences, Immunology, Materials Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology and the Social Sciences.
Taylor and Francis Online
This database includes over 1000 scholarly journals spanning all areas of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Technology.
Wiley Online Library
Wiley Online Library offers articles from peer-reviewed primary research and survey journals. Wiley covers the full spectrum of science, medicine, technology, business, social sciences, and the humanities, and includes many titles ranked at the forefront of their fields.
Dalhousie subscribes to most Wiley journals but only selected books. Look for the "unlocked" icon which signals access.

Multidisciplinary Databases

These databases contain information on a variety of subjects and are a good place to search:

Academic Search Premier
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database providing full-text versions of thousands of publications, including academic titles, popular magazines, newspapers, and video. It is updated regularly.
Scopus
Scopus is one of the largest abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Database features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Plant Science Journals

Search for journals to find a comprehensive journal title list or to find a specific journal title.

Below is a small selection of the journals available at MacRae Library. Some of these titles are only available in print.

Research Methods

Looking for research methods? Check out some of the resources below. If you are off-campus, login with your NetID and password.

SAGE Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods is an online collection of books and other full-text materials that provide authoritative information and multi-media on how to perform hundreds of research methods.
Covidence
Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews. It supports citation screening, full text review, risk of bias assessment, extraction of study characteristics and outcomes, and the export of data and references.
JoVE
JoVE video journal publishes experimental techniques in a visual format with detailed text protocols to increase scientific reproducibility. The libraries have subscribed to the Medicine, Neuroscience, Biology and Immunology & Infection sections.