http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/PPWS/overview.html en Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:27:30 -0400 mmerrill@vt.edu mmerrill@vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/librarians/S_merrill-margaret-pic.jpg http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/PPWS/overview.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/crop-protection-compendium-online-from-cabi.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/C/S_cabi.jpg" alt="Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International" height="134px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/cab/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.cabicompendium.org/cpc/home.asp?search=advanced" title="Crop Protection Compendium Online from CABI" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.cabicompendium.org/cpc/home.asp?search=advanced')" shape="rect">Crop Protection Compendium Online from CABI</a> </span></h2><p>Up-to-date information on 10,000 pests, diseases, weeds and natural enemy species worldwide. Over 3,700 complete datasheets, provided by over 1,100 specialists. Data for over 200 different crops and over 150 countries, with global and regional distribution maps. Over 8000 images allowing for easy identification of crop pests. 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