Horticulture 117 Soils & Fertilizers
There are many resources through the library and the Internet to do your research on horticulture. Here are just a few suggestions:
Books: Most of the books on Horticulture & Gardening are in the SB section and Botany books are in the QK section of the library.
Do a subject search using the CCBC Dundalk Library Catalog to find books on your topic. Hint- Start with a subject search on a broad topic, ex: landscape design or narrow your topic with a keyword search ex: garden and pest.
Books, Videos and Reference Material:
Soils & Fertilizers:
Fertilizers [videorecording] : soil-plant-nutrient relationships S633 .F47 2004 disc 1 & 2
Soil [videorecording] : a natural habitat. S592.5 .S6
Soil [videorecording] : preserving a natural resource. S623 .S6
Science of composting series [videorecording] S661 .S35 2002 disc 1 & 2
Problems of conservation, soil [videorecording] S623 .P7
Soils : an introduction to soils and plant growth S591 .M5
Degradation of the land S623.3 .C47 1992
Soil survey of Montgomery County, Maryland S599 .M3 S65 1995
Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers:
Use the Periodical Databases to find focused articles on your topic.Go to the List of all databases by Subject or find more information on the Magazine, Journal & Newspaper page.
Some of the periodicals we own at Dundalk for the Horticulture Program are American Nurseryman, Garden Design, Landscape Design-Build, Landscape Management, & Public Garden.
Best Databases for Horticulture & Gardening are in the general databases Proquest Research Library & National Newspapers, EBSCO Academic Search Premier, Mas Ultra, Business Source Premier,and Regional Business News. Journals are in Science Direct. Encyclopedia articles and information in Access Science.
Please follow the instructions for off-campus access if you are not on campus.
Search Tips for Databases - Remember to try different search words to find information. Use your particular topic or use broad terms (Example: "Chesapeake Bay", soils and bay) to look for topics.
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Web Resources:
Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as Librarian's Index to the Internet to find web sites on your topic.
Use Search Engines, such as Google to focus your search for web sites in your field.
To get better results connect your terms with the Boolean term "and" (ex: soils and pesticides) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"Chesapeake Bay".)
See Performing Precise Searches on web searching.
Evaluate: Evaluate your material for its relevance and authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web sites.
Selected Websites: Your instructor selected some of these web sites and others were selected from the Librarians' Index to the Internet . *denotes better web sites & sites selected by your instructor.
*All these website are intended to support the students’ research on a report on the relationship of typical horticultural practices to water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
*Chesapeake Bay Related Sites: from the University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center, the Maryland Cooperative Extension - Click on Bay Issues. http://www.hgic.umd.edu Some Chesapeake Bay Sites below:
Chesapeake Bay:
*Chesapeake Bay Program - America's Premier Watershed Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.Information on water quality, water pollutants, watersheds...http://www.chesapeakebay.net/ This is a very interesting site that covers many topics relating to restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.Scroll down and find “View site by interest”. Click on “students”. Scroll down to the block of text titled “Resources”. Under the subheading “Pollutants” click on “nutrient pollution”. Here is some good information relating to nutrient pollution, sediment pollution and toxic chemical pollution, all issues that relate to horticultural practices.
Environmental Protection Agency in the Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) http://www.epa.gov/region03/chesapeake/
*Chesapeake Bay This site from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources provides information about Chesapeake Bay monitoring, restoration, and protection, and a guide to bay life featuring descriptions of phytoplankton (algae), fish, bay grasses, insects, zooplankton, and benthic organisms (bottom dwellers). The site also includes reports, and information for children, educators, and volunteers .http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/
*The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The organization's mission and commitment is to reduce pollution, improve fisheries, and protect and restore natural resources such as wetlands, forests, and underwater grasses. http://www.cbf.org/
*Chesapeake Bay Trust Nonprofit organization that provides financial support grants to civic and community organizations, schools and volunteer groups for Chesapeake Bay ... http:// www.chesapeakebaytrust.org/
USGS Chesapeake Bay Science Program is meeting these needs through a combination of research, monitoring, modeling, and interaction with the partners in the CBP and the Department of Interior (DOI). http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/chesbay/
*Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit organization that builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its rivers.http://www.alliancechesbay.org/ or http://www.acb-online.org/
*Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency which oversees the management and use of the living and natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/sw_index_flash.asp
University of Maryland Nutrient Management Program is a component of the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/agron/nutrient/
*Data Base of the Occurrence and Distribution of Pesticides in Chesapeake Bay http://www.agnic.org/agnic/cbp/ from
AgNIC, the Agriculture Network Information Center which includes a Data Base on Agriculture Information
* Chesapeake Bay Journal newspaper GOOD QUALITY COMMERCIAL SITE http://www.bayjournal.com/index.cfm
Maryland Sea Grant: Chesapeake Bay Info on Chesapeake Bay history, science, economics, and recreation. http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/CB/
Chesapeake Bay Observing System Includes water temperature, currents, and salinity.www.cbos.org/
Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Maryland. Full text publications under grey literature. It is an association of six institutions, each with a long-standing involvement in research on problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. http://www.chesapeake.org/
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - National Park Service and Chesapeake Bay Program's guide to visiting the Chesapeake Bay. Includes places to visit, water and walking trails. Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - Your Chesapeake Connection http://www.baygateways.net/
US GOVERNMENT SITE
*United States Geological Survey site on Water http://water.usgs.gov/ Check out the Regional Study on the Chesapeake Bay Right-hand column, lower part
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Bay and Nutrients:
Chesapeake Bay: Measuring Pollution Reduction http://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/chesbay.html
Maryland Cooperative Extension http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/ provides publications to disseminate research-based information about a wide variety of critical issues.Check out publications under Natural Resources & Water Quality and under Lawn, Garden & Home.
Maryland Nutrient Resources Network from the University of Maryland Web page help farmers, scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and other citizens understand methods of improving animal production systems to reduce nutrient losses to water and air resources. http://www.agnr.umd.edu/nutrients/
Tips on keeping your lawn green And the Chesapeake Bay Clean Nitrogen fertilizer will generally “green-up” a lawn. www.dcr.virginia.gov/sw/docs/lawntips.pdf
Bringing Back the Bay: How Reducing Nutrients Restores Water Quality http://www.chesapeakebay.net/info/news_story_nutrientsb_052005.cfm
Scientists urge outcome-based, watershedwide approach to restore the Chesapeake ...Agricultural fertilizer runoff plays a dominant role in contaminating the Bay Press Alert date: 19-Feb-2005 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-02/msg-suo020305.php
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Soils:
Soils This site is "part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver scientifically based soil information." It has some online soil surveys and information on where to obtain other surveys, plus information on soil use, management, classification, research, and research procedures. There are images and descriptions of soils (some arranged by U.S. state). The education section includes soil facts, lesson plans, and related links. http://soils.usda.gov/
World Soil Resources The Soil Survey division works with institutions in other countries to manage and conserve natural resources; to attain sustainable agriculture; and to address problems of food security, income generation, and the environment. Includes many links to international food and agricultural agencies. From the Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture.http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/
Fertilizers:
*National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: Soils & Compost provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.Many links to Other Soils Information. Full text publications on soil, compost, and fertilizer information. http://attra.ncat.org/soils.html
Yard & Garden Solutions: Answers to Your Horticulture Questions The focus of this site is gardening in Illinois, but much of the advice is useful anywhere. Find concise solutions to common gardening problems with flowers, fruits, houseplants, lawns and groundcover, pests and diseases, soils and fertilizers, trees and shrubs, and vegetables. Includes short video clips. http://www.solutions.uiuc.edu/index2.cfm?series=4
Fertilizer Product Database -WSDA's fertilizer product database provides information on the metals concentrations of each of the nine heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, mercury, molybdenum, lead, nickel, selenium, and zinc) for which Washington State has developed soil loading standards.http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/ProductDatabase.htm
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