The LSU Libraries recently joined the Plant Management Network (please see the description below). In order to access this resource, visit the LSU Libraries home page, click on “Indexes and Databases” (listed under “Research Tools”), select “P” (listed under databases by title), and scroll down to the “Plant Management Network”.

The Plant Management Network offers an online suite of applied science information, including four fully citable peer-reviewed journals, field trials, and databases, which contain an ever-growing collection of more than 5,000 applied plant and agricultural science documents and 2,800 images. A not-for-profit online resource supported by partners and subscribers, PMN provides an ideal medium for anyone interested in applied agricultural information.

Resources include access to: Crop Management Journal, Plant Health Progress Journal, Forage and Grazing Lands Journal, Applied Turfgrass Science Journal, PMN Image Collections, PMN Plant Science Database, PMN Education and Training Center, Fungacide and Nematicide, Arthropod Management Tests, and Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases. Additional benefits include: Page Charge-Free Publication in PMN Peer-Reviewed Journals, Complimentary Personal Subscriptions for All Institutional Faculty, Students, and Staff, Inclusion of Institutional Web-Based Documents in PMN Searchable Database, and Representation through the PMN Advisory Council.