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» Alternative Agronomic Crops 
Article discussing farm diversification starting with an inventory of available resources, the crop selection, product research, markets and marketing.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/altcrops.pdf
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» 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
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» 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.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/amaranth.pdf
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» 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
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» Balsam Pear (Momordica charantia)
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/102balsampear.pdf
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» Boronia megastigma
Information on growing this plant, endemic to Western Australia, which is used as a cut flower and for extraction of essential oils.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/004boronia.pdf
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» 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
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» 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.
http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/petal.pdf
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» 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.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/033echinacea.pdf
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» Ginseng
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this plant and its potential.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/025ginseng.pdf
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» Grain Amaranth
Information on this crop which was a major food grown by the Aztecs, its description, cultivation, harvesting, storage, utilization, markets and economics.
http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/amaranth_guide.pdf
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» 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
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» Henna
Factsheet about this crop and its uses.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/HENNA.html
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» 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
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» 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
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» Hop
Information on this crop, its history, uses, growth habits, environmental requirements and cultural practices.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/Hop.html
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» Hops Information
Information, including FAQs and research, on growing hops in eastern United States.
http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/hops.html
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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
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» Maca
Information on the cultivation of Lepidium meyenii, or Maca.
http://www.intimaca.com/cultivated.htm
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» Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)
Information on this crop, used to make a stimulating drink, its characteristics, soil requirements, management, harvesting and processing.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/135matetea.pdf
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» 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.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/136munamuna.pdf
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» 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
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» Organic Hop Production
This publication looks at cultural requirements for organic hops, varieties and recent research, with a list of further resources.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/hop.pdf
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» 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
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» 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
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» Rose: Rosa damascena “Trigintipetala”
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the production of fragrances from this crop.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/029rose.pdf
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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.
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/034valerian.pdf
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