Research Guides: Agriculture: Find Articles

Databases for finding articles

AGRICOLA (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Primary information sources in agriculture and related fields and includes citations for journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. Dates of coverage: 1970-current
Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides access to articles in biological and biomedical research journals, covering many sources; long abstracts and indexing of scientific names and systematic categories are important features. Dates of coverage: 1985-current

CAB Abstracts
For animal nutrition, animal breeding, poultry science, and veterinary sciences.
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CAB Abstracts via CAB Direct covers all areas of agriculture including animal production and welfare (equine, dairy, cattle, poultry), horticulture, (fruits, nuts, vegetables ornamentals, flowers) crop science (grains, forages) and plant protection, applied economics and rural studies, animal nutrition, entomology, aquaculture and veterinary science, food science and nutrition, forestry and the management and conservation of natural resources, leisure and tourism, microbiology, parasitology, mycology, nematology, bacteriology and virology, biotechnology, and plant pathology and postharvest factors. CAB Direct also includes a Global Health section which covers international and public health, including bacterial, viral and prion diseases, mycology, parasitology, disease vectors, zoonotic diseases, nutrition and food safety, medicinal plants, toxicology and public and rural health.

Reader's Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Dates of coverage: 1890-1982
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Facilitates research-level interdisciplinary search. Use the Basic Search to locate articles in high-impact scholarly journals in science, social science, arts, and humanities. Use the unique Cited Reference search for articles that cite an article you already know of, so you can track citations forward in time.
Zoological Record This link opens in a new window
Database of animal biology; includes taxonomic references and register of animal names. Covers topics ranging from biodiversity and the environment to taxonomy and veterinary sciences. Dates of coverage: 1864-current