Bookmarks for Peter Sforza
Last Updated July 30, 2003

Plant Pathology
Weed Science
Entomology
IPM
Agriculture / Crop Science
crops
  Small grains
  Corn
  soybean
  Hemp
3-D / VR
Bioinformatics
Virtual Plants
GIS & GPS
Information Technology
Virginia Tech
Dept. of PPWS
Statistics
Biological Control

Search and Directories
Business and Investing
Computers and Internet
Digital Cameras
General Science
Pesticides
Biology
Botany
Mycology
biotechnology
Public Policy
weather / climate
Courses
Universities
conundrums
travel
cosmos
Grant Opportunities
Misc.

Search and Directories

Library of Congress Home Page

Business and Investing

Kelley Blue Book - Used Car Values and New Car Prices

Computers and Internet

Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide
VB Helper Ready-To-Run Visual Basic Algorithms, Second Edition
The Joy of VB - Bio-Logic for the Business Age
Macromedia Flash - Support Center
CD-R Resources
DownloadStore.com - Software Downloads from Games to Screen Savers
Wav Central: The Audio, Multimedia, Wav File, Sound Database
Adobe Acrobat
RealGuide
RealPlayer Home Page
Photoshop Web Reference Annex
the Clipart Directory
CIAC Internet Hoaxes
Position-It.com
Domain Name Registration, Domain Registration
Software Depot

Digital Cameras

Canon U.S.A., Inc.
A complete guide to digital cameras, digital photography, and digital video
Ricoh Consumer Products Group

3-D / VR

NewCyber3D:Full Source Codes CDs for 3D Graphics, GIS/RS, Volume Visualization,Visual Simulation, Image Processing, Data Visualization & Virtual Reality
ChemFinder.Com Search Form
Angus Dorbie's Performer Pages
VRML97 Specification, ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997
VRMLSite Magazine - VRML Java VRML more VRML and VRML Virtual Worlds 3D Virtual Reality
Okino Computer Graphics
Architecture Design Images History 3D Models and more - Artifice Great Buildings Online!
ESM4714 Project: CAVE walkthrough
3DStuio files to the CAVE
GVU Virtual Environments, The Virtual Gorilla Exhibit Project
VE Course, Spring 2000
3DI Group - Virginia Tech

Virtual Plants

Virtual Chloroplast
Cupid
Virtual Plants: 3D Measurement and Simulation of Morphogenesis
Visual Models of Morphogenesis: A Guided Tour
Virtual Laboratory
CERES Wheat 2.0
Register of Ecological Models (REM)
DIVERSE
Virtual Cave
Max3D - Serving the 3D Studio MAX community since 1997
The Virtual Cell Website
The Future
Learning Through Collaborative Visualization
3D CAFE! Free tutorials, models, textures, contests, software, shareware, fonts plus more!
Geo-VRML Page
3D Topographic Maps
3DSite: Model Market
Ultimate 3D Objects
VRML Educational Applications - Focus on VRML Net Links
Dark Side of Max - tutorial
CAVE SLUG
IEEE Visualization '98 Conference Home Page
3-D Linux dot ORG
ICSD for WWW: Setup
CAVE SLUG
3D Studio User's Companion
3DStudio Links
VTK Home
The VRML Repository
Cosmo Software: Download
ETOPO-5 Map Generator (VRML 2.0)
Performer by Example
Welcome to the VT-CAVE

Agriculture / Crop sci

Welcome to FarmAssist.com
Agroterrorism: Silent Threat
CSREES Presents "White Papers" on Secretary's Themes
Economic Research Service - USDA
Virtual Virginia Agricultural Community
Gardening123 - We share your passion.
USDA Briefing Room - Farm Risk Management
FAR/USB Multi-Regional Research Project
>USDA-NASS Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates
USDA-NRCS-Soils Data-SSURGO
USDA-NRCS-Data Resources
Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS
Nation Ag Stats
NASS data
Principles of Weed Management for Croplands - Agronomy Systems Guide
 
FarmPhoto.com - the source for free agricultural photography
CDMS Ag Chem Database
Yahoo! Full Coverage:Farming & Agriculture
Virginia Farm Bureau--largest Virginia agriculture organization
NOAA's Drought Information Center
PEST CABWeb - Welcome!
Virtual Virginia Agricultural Community
Northwest Berry & Grape Information Net - Oregon State University
British Crop Protection Council - BCPC
Agroecology in Action
The National Agricultural Library
U.S. Department of Agriculture Homepage
Welcome to the Small Grains Website
The science of profitability. Asgrow Seed Company
APHIS Web -- Noxious Weeds Home Page
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Welcome to CABI
CGIAR Home Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture Homepage
The National Agricultural Library
USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics
CSES Home Page
NewCROP HomePage
TRANSGENIC CROPS
Agronomic Links Across the Globe (Purdue University)

crops

cropsimulation
Berry Doc
Peanut Production Guide
VegNet, OH State Extension Vegetables - Bob Precheur
Big Giant Pumpkin - Pumpkin Links

Small grains

UC Pest Management Guidelines - Small Grains
Winter Wheat Production Manual - Table of Contents
NAWG Home Page

Corn

Ontario Corn Producers' Association Home Page
The European Corn Borer Home Page
Wisconsin Corn Agronomy
Wyffels Hybrid, Inc. - early corn plant development
Ohio Agronomy Guide, Corn Production
Welcome to the Corn Refiners Association, Inc. Home Page
The Maize Page
corn hybrid top silage yield in VA trial
Bt Corn & European Corn Borer
The Corn Growers Guidebook
USDA-ARS Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
CORN/THRIPS
Corn Contents
TROPICAL CORN FOR SILAGE IN MULTIPLE CROPPING SYSTEMS
NCGA - The World of Corn On-line
Maize Expert System

soybean

Soybean Production Guide
Virginia Soybean Production
How a Soybean Plant Develops

Hemp

Cannabis sativa
Bill Tracking - 1998 session
Bill Tracking - 1997 session
Agricultural Economics @ Univ. of Kentucky-Industrial Hemp: Global Markets and Prices (Abstract)
Hemp-CyberFarm Virginia
HEMPTECH: The Industrial Hemp Information Network

Plant Pathology

The APS Bacteriology Committee
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus
Plant Health Progress - An online journal for plant health practitioners
S.W.E.A.T. - SPOTTED WILT ERADICATION ACTION TEAM
APSnet Education Center - K-12 Lessons and Laboratories - DNA Made Easy
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
DLC-ME | The Microbe Zoo | Space Adventure | Space Adventure | Martian Baacillus?
Plant Health Progress- Insect Resistance Corn and Disease
Plant Health Progress- Fusaruim Head Blight
An Online Guide to Plant Disease Control, Oregon State University
Virginia Tech - Plant Path, Phys, and Weed Science
Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book (PPIGB)
APSnet home page
All the Virology on the WWW
University Plant Pathology Programs
Autralian Phytopathological Society
Common Names of Plant Diseases
Crop Diseases in Corn, Soybean, and Wheat (Purdue University)
APS Potomac Division Website
On-Line Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology
Agdia
Agricultural Diagnostics from BIOREBA, Inc.
Texas Plant Disease Handbook - Contents
NC State Extension- Field Crops
Plant Diseases and Damage
Corn Diseases
Kentucky Wheat IPM: Wheat Diseases
Integrated Crop Management - Complete Plant Diseases Index
Diseases Of Wheat (Triticum Spp. L.)
Guide to Wheat Diseases and Pests
Plant Diseases, Nebraska Extension Publications
International Federation of Nematology Societies IFNS Nematology Online Magazine
NEMABASE Database
NCSU Plant Disease Information Notes
Traditional Practices for Plant Disease
Plant Disease Fact Sheets
ICTVindex - Virus taxonomy
Virus databases online
high plains virus
39.0.1.1.002 Barley yellow dwarfvirus
Cereal Disease Laboratory (formerly Cereal Rust Laboratory)
SCAb initiative
Gray Leaf Spot Double Trouble / September 10, 1998 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service
FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT at NDSU
NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
The Virtual Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN , USA

Weed Science

Weed Science Society of America
VA NHP Invasive Alien Plants List
NORTHEASTERN WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY
Welcome to the North Central Weed Science Society
International Weed Science Society
Noxious Weeds in the US and Canada
Ivan's Homepage
grasses - Introduction
Jointed Goatgrass-Threat to US Wheat Production
Common Weeds of No-Till Cropping Systems, Purdue University
Iowa State Weed Science Online

Entomology

Eastern Branch, ESA
FACT SHEET: The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle / October 30, 2000 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service
Welcome to the Entomological Society of America!
Entomology at Virginia Tech
Insect Identification Laboratory Home Page
Aphids in Virginia Small Grains
Cereal Aphids, G96-1284-A
The European Corn Borer Home Page
Alexei Sharov
Insect Management Module

IPM

GAO report on IPM 2001
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Seed in U.S. Agriculture: Implications for Pesticide Use
EPA/ORD/NCEA - Risk Tools & Models
Higley & Peterson: Environmental Risk and Pest Management
PEST - parameter estimation and parameter optimization for any model
agri-pest.html
Pest Risk Assessment by USDA
MacRae: Site Specific IPM
Integrated Pest Management in New York State
The Master Gardener Show
2000 Pest Management Guide
Database of IPM Resources (DIR)
Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook
IPMnet
DIR: Gateway to IPM Internet Resources
IPM Institute of North America - integrated pest management,school ipm
New Center for IPM (NCSU)
Issues in S and T, Spring 2000, The Illusion of Integrated Pest Management
Office of Pest Management Programs / Pesticide Impact Assessment Program Web Site
Welcome to PEST CABWeb
Crop Protection Compendium
WoodyPest Main Page
Fruit IPM Course
Pest Management at the Crossroads
Field Crop Integrated Pest Management
Digital Nursery Workshop
FAO Community IPM - [Home]
University of Illinois Integrated Pest Management Program
UIUC Pest Management & Crop Development Bulletin
NE IPM Ann Report 96
The Pennsylvania IPM Program
UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
National IPM Network North Carolina Component
Integrated Pest Management at Iowa State University
National IPM Network North Carolina Component
Land Protection Index
Pest Risk Assessment Program

Biological Control

National Biological Control Institute
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Biological Control Virtual Information Center

Pesticides

Syngenta U.S. Corporate
Elexa® Plant Defense Booster
EXTOXNET: The Extension Toxicology Network
US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Home
FRAC
C&P Press Greenbook.net

Biology

Movement & Dispersal News
BIOSCI/bionet Electronic Newsgroup Network for Biology
The Tree of Life Home Page

Botany

Welcome to the PLANTS National Database

Mycology

Tom Volk's Fungi, including mushrooms, mycology, molds, morels, fungus, puffballs
Mycorrhiza Information Exchange Web Site: Clearinghouse for information on research, teaching, business of mycorrhizal symbiosis
SBML Fungal Databases
The Mycological Society of America
Fuskey - Fusarium Interactive Key
MykoWeb: Mushrooms, Fungi, Mycology
Mycology and Plant Pathology
Aerobiology Research Laboratories
Some Common Airborne Spores
AIRBORNE FUNGAL SPORES
Mycology Resources
Xylariaceae: Home

biotechnology

Analyzing Plant Gene Expression with Transgenic Plants
NCBI HomePage
Bio-Tech Info - Welcome Page

General Science

Community of Science
Issues in Science & Technology Home Page
Chemistry Hypermedia Project - Home Page
The Wonders of Physics
Microbiology Textbook Table of Contents
Smithsonian Institution
Welcome to Science's Next Wave
Various Writings by Steve Eggleston
Annual Review of Biological and Medical Sciences
The Nine Planets
Cambridge Sci Abstracts Online

GIS & GPS

The Geographer's Craft Project - Main Page
vinesite - excellent site suitability study for vineyards in New York state
Higher Education GIS Resource Links
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) WWW Resource List
Geography Network
Montgomery Co. Gis Data Layers
Blacksburg Gis Data Layers
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Conversions for Coordinates -- ASD (FCC) USA
The National Atlas of the United States of America
EROS home page
GIS.com--Your Internet Guide to GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Office of GIS and Remote Sensing Research
Innovative GIS - GIS World Reprint - August 1998
Agriculture - GISL - GIS, remote sensing application
RACAL LANDSTAR homepage
Global Positioning System Primer
Home - LANDSAT 7 -
Track E - ArcView GIS
AI-GEOSTATS: The Central Web Server for GIS & Spatial Statistics
SDTS DEM to ArcView Grid Conversion Utility
ESRI Virtual Campus: GIS Education and Training on the Web
Virginia Geographic Information Network
Virginia Spatial Data Resources
Degrees to Decimal Degrees Converter - © Gary J Park 1998
Virginia Gap Analysis Project
ESRI Virtual Campus: GIS Education and Training on the Web
The Global Positioning System
The GPS Store - Garmin GPS Magellan GPS Lowrance Delorme and more
KAP agricultural applications
Office of GIS and Remote Sensing Research
LookSmart - GIS and Remote Sensing
USING ARCVIEW
GIS Data Depot - Free GIS Data

Remote Sensing

Radford Dept. of Geography - DOQQs
ASPRS: The Imaging & Geospatial Information Society
NEW NASA/CSA MONITOR PROVIDES GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION VIEW FROM SPACE
ASPRS: The Imaging & Geospatial Information Society
Remote Sensing at NASS
Quicklook Swaths Browser
LANDSAT 7 Browse Image Viewer
CIESIN Center for International Earth Science Information Network
GLIS Map Finder
Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center
CHAART

Statistics

Spatial Modeling of Risk in Agriculture and NRM
Application of spatial statistics and crop models to agroclimatic zoning
UNIT 40 - SPATIAL INTERPOLATION I
AI-GEOSTATS: The Central Web Server for GIS & Spatial Statistics
SAS Information Guides
Introduction to SAS
What Data Analysis Alternatives are Available at Virginia Tech ?
Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Graphics
The Statistics Homepage
Virginia Tech Department of Statistics

Dept. of PPWS

VA Tech Plant Pathology and Weed Science

Public Policy

National Science Policy Study

Virginia Tech

COVA
IT Aquisitions : Software
Virginia Tech Autodesk User Group Homepage
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Intranet
Virginia Tech's History
Graduate School
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Cooperative Extension Intranet
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
GETTING AROUND THE VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS
Virginia Tech Campus Map Page
Virginia Tech Libraries
Vet Med Library Homepage
Off Campus Housing Center
Virginia Tech Motorpool
Virginia Tech TRANSPORTATION
Production Services
Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Graduate Student Assembly of Virginia Tech
COTA: Center for Organizational & Technological Advancement
Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Virginia Tech Logo & Letterhead
VT Intranet - Governance Membership
Special Collections Homepage
Astronomy Club of Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History
Biological Sciences Initiative
Black Graduate Student Organization at Va Tech
Virginia Tech CS Courses

weather / climate

PET
Bob's Weather Hotlinks
Environmental modeling and monitoring using a high-resolution weather data system (HRWxDS)
Time Interpolation of Meteorological Data Grids
Weather modelling
 Climatic Data On-line *** Initial Selection Criteria  
Climate Prediction Center (CPC): El Niño and La Niña Advisories, Climate Outlooks and Data, and Stratospheric Ozone
NWCC Main Menu
* National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) *
Virginia State Climatology Office

Courses

PPWS 5204, Prin of Plant Disease Mgt Management
STAT 5616 Statistics in Research II - Spring 2001

Universities

GEOG Home
Land-Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons
University of Virginia Home Page

conundrums

Puzzles,Riddles,Conundrums
The Ultimate Puzzle Site: Brain-Teasers

travel

Doe Run Lodge
Welcome to La Paz Tourism

cosmos

Maps of the Solar System
NASA Homepage

Bioinformatics

The RCSB Protein Data Bank
Visualisation Awareness Pages
European Bioinformatics Institute -- Industry Support Programme Home Page
NCBI HomePage
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Virginia Tech Bioinformatics Initiative
MDL Information Systems - scientific software and databases for chemistry
Molecular Graphics on the Desktop Jean-Yves Sgro
The RCSB Protein Data Bank

Misc.

Census 2000 Population Data for Virginia
Office of Science and Technology
Smokin' Doc Thurston's Greatest Hits
The Simpsons Archive
Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
The Farmhouse Restaurant
UC IPM - Legal Notices
UNF Choral Department-2000 Spring Tour
Dandelions Are Free
The Foosball Source
Marc Newson Ltd.
Poster Tips
The Weather Channel - Home Page
AltaVista: Translations
The Weather Channel - Home Page
Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
I Never Had It So Good
Coffee Science Source
Greek Olive Oil: Home
travelzoo.com
Welcome to the Fractal eXtreme Web Site

Information Technology

ITpapers - White Paper Search
Programs - Flashlight Home
ISPP - Instructional Technology Symposium
CyberLearning - free online computer training, free online it training scholarship
Information Technology Acquisitions
Using Technology in Education
Ask Jeeves Answer: Distance Education Clearinghouse
The Institute for Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence Resources
Ask Jeeves Answer: Millennium Project - Information Technology and Education

Grant Opportunities

NSF Program Announcement/Solicitation: Information Technology Research
GUIDE TO PROGRAMS - Table of Contents
Netscape FastTrack Server Home Page
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
NSF Grant Proposal Guide
FastLane PDF Creation Hints and Pointers
Opportunity Update - New Edition - Virginia Tech
NRI - Table of Contents
Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) National Programs
Notices of Funding Availability
AgNIC System Engine
A Guide to Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships in International Forestry and Natural Resources
Higher Education Programs
TAMRF: Funding Bulletin
Fund for Rural America Homepage
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Ecology

WWW-Server for Ecological Modelling
Life Cycles Phenology Record Keeping Information and Software
Submission Form - Partner Search