• Use the Keyword function and combine terms to search on a topic then use the subject headings from relevant books for additional search terms.
• Write down the call number and location for any book you want. If the item is not at your campus use the "I Want It" button to request it. 
• For electronic books, click the link under the words "online content" to access the full text

You can also find books via

Suggested CAT Search Terms: Search for organisms (i.e. early blight or Alternia or soybean or viola), processes (i.e. cell culture) or concepts (i.e. biological control or alternative crops or genetically modified).

General call numbers and subject areas are:

• QK– Botany
  • QK640-707   Plant Anatomy
  • QK710-899   Plant Physiology
• QR– Microbiology 
• S590-599– Soil Science
• SB– Plant Culture
  • SB109.7-111 Methods for Special Areas (ie.cold regions, dry farming, tropical agriculture)
  • SB183-317    Field Crops, including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, etc.
  • SB320-353    Vegetables
  • SB354-402    Fruits
  • SB354-402    Flowers 
  • SB621-795     Plant Pathology 
  • SB950-990    Pest Control

Call Numbers: At University Park, most materials in the life sciences are located on the 4th floor of Paterno Library.

Soil Surveys for Pennsylvania and the fifty states are located in the Reference Area.