Taking a class on plant physiology? Have a burning question about the cotton growing in West Tennessee? The database, Agriculture, from Gale OneFile is a good place to start your research. Agriculture is available to all Union students and employees. You can access it by visiting the Database, E-books, and Media quick link on the library’s homepage, then scrolling to find Agriculture.
Agriculture is hosted through Gale, so most of the interface will be the same as other Gale databases like Academic OneFile. You will also find many of the same search features such as Topic Finder, which can help you find additional search terms. If you already know your search terms, use the Advanced Search option to find articles. One of the time-saving things about Gale is the filter for peer-reviewed sources is already on. If you want to find magazine, newspaper, or other non-peer-reviewed articles, uncheck the peer-reviewed box on the right side of the search results page.
Agriculture will cover topics related to plants as well as the agriculture industry. You will find topics related to the science of farming, cultivating soil, and raising livestock. Agriculture also has articles for those researching the business aspects of agriculture, large scale farming, and raising and selling livestock. Agriculture includes articles from over 600 journals related to agriculture like FDA Consumer, Journal of Botany, and Land Economics.
Check out Agriculture to find research for basic planting to in-depth horticulture. For questions or help with research, schedule a research coach appointment or ask a librarian.
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