Plant Biology

Library Resources supporting the Plant Biology Graduate Program at UMass

Plant Biology Reference Resources

Reference materials are a great way to get a broad overview of background information on a topic. Start with reference works to help you choose or define a research topic. Reading some basic background information will lead you to new terminology and concepts which you can then use to search databases or the library catalog for more specific information on a narrower portion of the topic.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences This link opens in a new window
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Commissioned, peer-reviewed and citable articles in the life sciences.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology This link opens in a new window
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Wiley reference guide searchable by article keyword (topic) or article title.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry This link opens in a new window
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Second edition of this comprehensive Elsevier reference work.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

A Dictionary of Biology
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780199204625
Publication Date: 2008
Also available in print:
UM Science Reference / QH302.5 .D54 2008