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Crop and soil environmental sciences is the study of crop production, soils and soil utilization, and environmental stewardship. Virginia Tech's degree and research emphasis is on soil-environmental sciences, agroecology, turfgrass management, biotechnology, international agriculture, aquatic resources, land resources, plant resources, and waste management.

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CAB Abstracts from CABDirect

CAB Abstracts from CABDirect
CAB Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journals, books, reports, handbooks, conference proceedings, field notes, and theses in agriculture, life sciences, natural resources, veterinary sciences, applied economics, nutrition, tourism, and the environment. Includes the CAB Abstracts Archive. Some full text available as PDFs. 1910s-present.
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AGRICOLA from ProQuest

AGRICOLA from ProQuest
AGRICOLA indexes citations for journal articles, books, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports pertaining to all aspects of agriculture, life sciences, nutrition, and environmental science. This database provides selective worldwide coverage of primary information sources in agriculture and related fields. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1970-present.
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Acta Horticulturae

Acta Horticulturae
Acta Horticulturae provides the full text (PDF) of conference proceedings and technical reports from this peer-reviewed series of publications from the International Society of Horticultural Science. Content is searchable and browsable by publication year. 1963-present.
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Plant Science from ProQuest

Plant Science from ProQuest
Plant Science indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, conference proceedings, and books in the fields of plant and related life sciences. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1994-present.
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Ecology Abstracts from ProQuest

Ecology Abstracts from ProQuest
Ecology Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, conference papers, books, and technical reports covering the ecological aspects of agriculture, biological sciences, and natural resources. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1982-present.
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Tobacco Abstracts

Tobacco Abstracts
Tobacco Abstracts indexes citation and abstracts from journal articles and conference proceedings and the agricultural and medical aspects of tobacco. 2002-2010. (See Addison for earlier coverage).
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