See also:
Alternative Agronomic Crops Article discussing farm diversification starting with an inventory of available resources, the crop selection, product research, markets and marketing. [PDF] http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altcrops.pdf
Alternative Crops and Plants Information from the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center on the production of floral, forest, fruit, grain, herb, industrial, nursery, nut, vegetable or other specialty plants, seeds and products. http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=298
Amaranth Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing amaranth and pest management advice. http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/amaranth.php
Amaranth Production Amaranth grain can be popped, flaked, or ground into a high-protein flour. Information on the crop and on the Amaranth Institute which promotes and supports amaranth production, science, and marketing. [PDF] http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/amaranth.pdf
American Ginseng Information on the perennial plant, Panax quinquefolium, the root of which is used medicinally, and its cultural requirements. http://www.island.wsu.edu/CROPS/GINSENGI.htm
Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia) Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/102balsampear.pdf
Boronia megastigma Information on growing this plant, endemic to Western Australia, which is used as a cut flower and for extraction of essential oils. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/004boronia.pdf
Buckwheat Provides an overview of this crop, a production guide, information on growing buckwheat and pest management advice. http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/buckwheat.php
Buckwheat An overview of this crop, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF] http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/buckwheat_guide.pdf
Buckwheat Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements, cultural practices and the economics of production. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/buckwheat.html
Development of a Safflower Petal Collector Carthamus tinctorius is widely cultivated in India for its oil, and this article outlines the results of using specially designed machines to gather the petals for use as herbal tea. [PDF] http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/petal.pdf
Echinacea: The Purple Coneflowers Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential in herbal medicine. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/033echinacea.pdf
Ginseng Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this plant and its potential. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/025ginseng.pdf
Grain Amaranth Information on this crop which was a major food grown by the Aztecs, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics. [PDF] http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth_guide.pdf
Growing the Hallucinogens Manual for the legal cultivation of a number of plants with hallucinogenetic properties. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/cultivation/cultivation_growing-the-hallucinogens.shtml
Henna Factsheet about this crop and its uses. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/HENNA.html
Henna Farming in India Information on where and how henna is grown, processed and exported in India. http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/indiahenna.html
Henna Farming in Pakistan Information on the climatic requirements of this crop and suitable areas of the country, planting and cultivation, harvesting, drying and processing the leaves. http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/index.html
Hop Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/Hop.html
Hops Information Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States. http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html
Humulus lupulus: Hop Information on this crop, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value. http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Humulus_lupulus_K_en.htm
Jojoba Information on Simmodsia chinensis, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/jojoba.html
Linseed Information on this crop, its uses as seed and fibre, its cultivation and the processing of the fibre. http://www.jgames.co.uk/title/Linseed
Linseed, Castor and Safflower Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of these oil-yielding crops, their botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, their cultivation, pests and diseases, yields and varieties. http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops7.html
Maca Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca. http://www.intimaca.com/cultivated.htm
Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Information on this crop, used to make a stimulating drink, its characteristics, soil requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/135matetea.pdf
Muna-Muna (Satureja parvifolia) Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this shrub, used to make a beverage, its characteristics, environmental requirements, management, harvesting and processing. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/136munamuna.pdf
New Crops from Brazil Information on a number of food plants from Brazil that might have potential to be grown commercially in the US. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/V1-367.html#Bixa%20orellana
Organic Hop Production This publication looks at cultural requirements for organic hops, varieties and recent research, with a list of further resources. [PDF] http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/hop.pdf
Post-production Management: Hibiscus Provides information on planting, growth, harvesting, drying, packaging and processing. http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch28/ch28_02.htm
Ricinus communis: Castor Information on the castor oil plant, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value. http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Ricinus_communis_K_en.htm
Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala” Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the production of fragrances from this crop. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/029rose.pdf
Safflower Information on Carthamus tinctorius, which may have potential as an oil-producing crop, its uses, cultivation and the economics of production. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/safflower.html
Seeds of Trade: Opium Poppy Information on this plant, its origins, early uses, transfer and spread, agriculture, modern context and the drugs obtained from the latex. http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/seeds-of-trade/page.dsml?section=crops&ref=poppy
Sesamum Describes the geographic origin and economic importance of this oil-yielding crop, its botany, production, the necessary climate and soil, its cultivation, pests and diseases and varieties. http://www.krishiworld.com/html/comm_crops6.html
Valerian: Valeriana officinalis Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this medicinal plant, its uses, environment, agronomy, production, harvesting, drying and markets. [PDF] http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/034valerian.pdf
