CAB Abstracts now includes full text

CABI's life sciences bibliographic database, CAB Abstracts, now includes full text content that was previously available through a separate subscription only.

The full text inclusion means that over 36,000 journal articles, reports and conference papers are available to anyone with a CAB Abstracts subscription.

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Identity crisis for Liberian plague insect: taxonomy takes centre stage

Joined-up action by FAO, IITA and CABI has been instrumental in figuring out the identity of the insect devouring crops and contaminating water supplies in northern Liberia.

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CAB eBooks wins prestigious OAT award

CABI is delighted to be the recipient of a 2009 Outstanding Academic Title award from Choice, for our new online resource CAB eBooks.

This prestigious annual award is presented to a select few online resource providers that meet the criteria of 'overall excellence in presentation and scholarship, importance in building library collections, and value to undergraduate students.

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In search of biological control agents for Himalayan balsam: photo diary

CABI scientists travelled to India searching for natural ways to combat Britain's invasive weed, Himalayan balsam.

The plant originates from the Himalayan range, making this the perfect place to study the plant and its interactions with the native environment.

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Helping maize farmers fight storage pests

Not only is maize an invaluable food source for humans, it is also an excellent meal ticket and breeding ground for pests if it is not stored correctly.

The Millennium Villages Project enlisted CABI's help to solve the problem due to our vast experience in helping combat crop pests.

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CABI to screen Antarctic fungi

CABI and partners are to screen the British Antarctic Survey's collection of microorganisms in a new project sponsored by the Commercialisation team at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

The development of a biopesticide from a low temperature organism could potentially offer farmers a cheap, effective and environmentally friendly way of protecting their crops.

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Global Health now on Thomson Reuters

Textbook programme expands to include new series

Global Health Archive available from EBSCO Publishing

development and research

Dispelling myths about African agriculture: CABI's Executive Director for International Development, Dennis Rangi discusses farming's contribution to development

Japanese knotweed: CABI scientists have been researching non-chemical ways to combat this weed

Crop diversity: eat it or lose it. Centuries of crop diversification are at risk of being lost forever

mycological services

Networking biological resources

Saving the forgotten kingdom: a strategy for the conservation of the UK’s fungi: 2008-2015

people

CABI welcomes new staff:
Project Development Officer, Invasive Species
Market Development Director
eLearning Project Manager

workshop

Annual Compendium Consortium Workshop
Wallingford, November 2008

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