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A - F

  1. Australia in The Wine World
    History of viticulture & winemaking, major grape varieties, Australian wine regions, chemistry of winemaking, the culture of wine and more.
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  2. Biology of Cells & Organisms
    Basic processes of life, prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells, structure and function of organisms, plant and animal reproduction and development, demonstrate effective laboratory technique and usage.
  3. Chemistry for Land & Food Resources
    Includes the nature of matter, behaviour of gases, energy and chemical systems, redox, organic molecules, chemical equilibrium, catalysts & enzymes and more.
    • Acid and Base Strength
      Introduction, definitions, diagrams and more. From the Virtual Chembook at an American College.
    • Behaviour of Gases
      ‘The models and laws that allow us to predict the effects of temperature, pressure and concentration on gases and gas mixtures.’ Only available through ChemCal Online, University of Melbourne.
    • Catalysis by Enzymes
      From wikipedia.
    • Enzyme
      Extensive information and examples from Answers.com.
    • Eric Weisstein’s World of Chemistry
      Chemical Reactions, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Experimental Chemistry, Mineralogy and more.
    • Gas State Equations
      Article covering a range of related material. Incorporates linked information.
    • Kinetic Analysis of Enzyme- Catalyzed Reactions
      ‘Introduce[s] you to the kinetic analysis of enzymes, and provide some experimental procedures that use enzymes found in common foods.’
    • Kinetic Theory, The
      ‘Attempts to explain macroscopic properties of gases, such as pressure, temperature, or volume, by considering their molecular composition and motion.’ From wikipedia. For a Kinetic Theory Applet to demonstrate actions, go here.
    • Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis
      Extensive article with embedded links to further information.
    • Organic Chemistry
      ‘Study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon.’
    • Organic Compound
      ‘Any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon, with the exception of carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and gases containing carbon.’
    • pH Scale
      Introduction, definitions, diagrams and more. From the Virtual Chembook at an American College.
    • Redox Reactions
      ‘Fundamentally, redox reactions are a family of reactions that are concerned with the transfer of electrons between species.’ Information, diagrams, a calculator and more.
    • Redox Reactions : Frequently Asked Questions
    • Reduction And Oxidation Reactions
      Multiple sections including Oxidation States, Is It a Redox Reaction ?, Balancing Redox Reactions and more.
    • Solutions
      Annotated [brief] links to information covering a wide range of relevant material on solutions and solubility.

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G - L

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Agricultural Biotechnology Links
      A range of annotated links in areas including public interest organisations and Industry, academia and government. From the Union of Concerned Scientists.
    • Agrisurf
      An agricultural search engine. Do a search or use the index, which is in directories, covering 20 000+ sites. There are also AgSounds, AgCalendar, statistics, Icons of Agriculture, AgDownload and more.
      Exceptional !
    • Australian Farming Virtual Library
      ‘Provide[s] information on various topics that relate to Australian and New Zealand farming industries.’ Very extensive listing. Also has Feature Site with annotation.
    • new !Extension Publications
      [University of Nebraska]
      More than 800 publications are listed under 30+ headings. Many of them relate specifically to Nebraska, but there is still a large percentage that could be of use in a wide range of agricultural areas, some of which, such as ‘Families’ and ‘Communities & Leadership’ might not be expected. Most are in either/both HTML or .pdf formats.
    • FAOSTAT - Statistical Databases
      ‘An on-line and multilingual database currently containing over 3 million time-series records covering international statistics.’ Includes areas such as Production, Land Use and Irrigation, Fertiliser and Pesticides plus many more.
  2. Genetics & Animal Breeding
    Quantitative and molecular genetics, breeding programs, design and management of such programs, generic improvement tools, heritability, economic breeding objectives.
    • A Tactical Approach …
      [To The Design Of Crossbreeding Programs]
      A paper from the University of New England looking at frameworks that cover breeding and economic results.
    • Cloning and Other Reproductive Technologies …
      [For Application in Transgenics]
      An Electronic Workshop Presentation with links to related workshop papers of a similar nature.
    • Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
      ‘Providing quality balanced information on agricultural biotechnology in developing countries and to make a neutral platform available for people to exchange views and experiences on this subject. Thirteen moderated email conferences have been hosted so far.’
    • Genetic Defects and the Effects of Inbreeding
      An article which looks at a specific case, and ‘discusses the genetic effects of inbreeding, linebreeding, and outcrossing. It also discusses how inbreeding can result in the fixation of both deleterious as well as advantageous genetic traits.’ Linked to Texas Longhorn cattle.
    • Inbreeding
      Extensive article covering all aspects, created by staff at an American University. Can be downloaded in .pdf format.
    • Inbreeding and It’s General Effects
      Information covering a range of points including fixation.
    • Introduction to Quantitative Genetics
      11 sections from a ‘Description of Quantitative Traits’ to links and other genetic topics. A fine presentation.
    • Marker Assisted Selection
      A report of an FAO Conference. Each major point has a separate, accessible resource in .pdf format linked to the title.
    • Molecular Genetics : Piecing It Together
      ‘Is the study of the agents that pass information from generation to generation.’ A primer.
    • Primer on Molecular Genetics
      Available in .pdf format from the Human Genome Project.
    • Quantitative Genetics [1]
      From Wikipedia. Information with a wealth of embedded links.
    • Quantitative Genetics [2]
      Information in point form, associated links.
    • Quantitative Genetics Resources
      Links to web pages, particular programs, and notes/comments on all issues in quantitative genetics [i.e., animal breeding, plant breeding, evolutionary genetics, human genetics].’ Can be slow to load.
    • Sheep Breeding : Objectives
      ‘A livestock improvement plan [with] a list of traits that are to be improved by selection, ordered according to their relative economic values.’ .pdf document from Western Australia Agriculture.
  3. Global Environment & Sustainability
    The environment and sustainable production systems, global warming and climate change, genetically modified foods, water quality, population, biodiversity and more.
    • Biodiversity Economics
      ‘Welcome to the leading on-line resource for biodiversity economists. We promote economic approaches to conservation by sharing documents, contacts and information about upcoming events.’
    • Biotechnology [GM Foods]
      A wealth of information from the WHO.
    • Climate Change [1]
      From the WWF. Basic information, the science, projects, publications, conservation results and more.
    • Climate Change [2]
      Information compiled by the New Scientist journal. Information, links, briefing notes, archival material, FAQs and more.
    • Controversies Surrounding Genetically Modified Food
      ‘What is genetic modification ?’, benefits/risks, commentaries, glossaries, databases, links to other sites.
    • Cornell Waste Management Institute [CWMI]
      ‘Addresses the environmental and social issues associated with waste management by focusing University resources and capabilities on this pressing economic, environmental and political issue. Through research, outreach and teaching activities.’
    • EUROPA - Waste
      Waste management protocols within the European Union.
    • Food Safety [WHO]
      Responses to 20 questions on genetically modified food. Can be downloaded in .pdf format in multiple languages.
    • Future Harvest
      ‘Your journey towards a sustainable future starts here. Explore the future of farming. See how farming families, companies and community groups are responding to the challenge of environmental sustainability in the way they manage the land.’ From the Museum of Victoria.
    • Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms
      Covers benefits and controversies and provides further links.
    • Genetically Modified Food - News
      Listing of news items [with dates], GM ingredients, Who’s Doing What ?, contacts and links.
    • GeoHive : Global Statistics
      ‘A site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more.’
    • Global Warming [1]
      Extensive information from news to climate change and far beyond. US Environmental Protection Agency.
    • Global Warming [2]
      From Wikipedia. Information with embedded links.
    • International Data Base
      ‘A computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.’
    • International Symposium on Water Quality & Quantity
      A commercial book on the topic but with links to a listing of online articles relative to the topic.
    • Kyoto Protocol
      Full information.
    • Preparing a National Strategy …
      [On Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing]
      An extensive .pdf document [Kew] including tools, appendices, process and more.
    • Waste Management
      From Wikipedia. Information with embedded links.
    • Water Quality Centre [Arizona State University]
      Access reports on a number of aspects of quantity and quality of water.

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M - R

  1. Molecular Biology & Breeding
    The nature of genes, crop and animal breeding, gene manipulation and recombinant technology, transgenic food, breeding disease and insect resistance in agricultural plants, molecular markers for DNA fingerprinting and more.
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  2. Resource Management Economics
    Basic economic concepts for problems of usage and conservation, public v private ownership, economic tools that can be used, alternate land usage, market failure, willingness to pay and more.

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S - Z

  1. Soil Management & Conservation
    Physical and biological processes in the soil environment, reactions of nutrients and contaminants, soil contamination, soil structure classification, land capability assessment, assessment of nutrient availability and more.
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