AGRIS/CARIS: Categorization Scheme August 1998. A. AGRICULTURE IN GENERAL A01 Agriculture - General aspects Considerations on agriculture in its wide.

AGRIS/CARIS: Categorization

SchemeAugust 1998

A. AGRICULTURE IN GENERAL

A01 Agriculture - General aspectsConsiderations on agriculture in its wide sense. For specific concepts see appropriate subject categories

A50 Agricultural researchUse for agricultural research administration in general. For research results on specific subjects see appropriate subject categories

B. GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

B10 GeographyGeographies, maps, atlases, travel pertaining to agriculture

B50 HistoryHistory of agriculture; add categories for specific subjects as appropriate

C. EDUCATION, EXTENSION AND INFORMATION

C10 Education

Use for education and training (other than extension) in agriculture

C20 Extension

C30 Documentation and information

D. ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION

D10 Public administrationInstitutional framework of agricultural agencies charged with the administration of governmental functions

D50 Legislation

E. ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY

E10 Agricultural economics and policies

E11 Land economics and policies

E12 Labour and employment

E13 Investment, finance and credit

E14 Development economics and policies

E16 Production economics

E20 Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms

E. ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY

E21 Agro-industryE40 CooperativesE50 Rural sociology and social securityE51 Rural populationE70 Trade, marketing and distributionE71 International tradeE72 Domestic tradeE73 Consumer economicsE90 Agrarian structure

F. PLANT SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION

F01 Crop husbandry

F02 Plant propagation

F03 Seed production and processing

F04 Fertilizing

F06 Irrigation

F07 Soil cultivation

F08 Cropping patterns and systems

F. PLANT SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION

F30 Plant genetics and breeding

F40 Plant ecology

F50 Plant structure

F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry

F61 Plant physiology – Nutrition

F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development

F63 Plant physiology – Reproduction

F70 Plant taxonomy and geography

H. PLANT PROTECTION

H01 Protection of plants - General aspects

H10 Pests of plants

H20 Plant diseases

H50 Miscellaneous plant disorders

H60 Weeds and weed control

J. POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY

J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products

J11 // of plant productsJ12 // of forest productsJ13 // of animal productsJ14 // of fisheries and aquacultural productsJ15 // of non-food or non-feed agricultural

products

K. Forestry

K01 Forestry - General aspects

K10 Forestry production

K11 Forest engineering

K50 Processing of forest products

K70 Forest injuries and protection

Injuries (except pests and diseases)

L. ANIMAL SCIENCE, PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION

L01 Animal husbandryL02 Animal feedingL10 Animal genetics and breedingL20 Animal ecologyL40 Animal structureL50 Animal physiology and biochemistry

L51 Animal physiology – NutritionL52 Animal Physiology - Growth and developmentL53 Animal physiology - Reproduction

L. ANIMAL SCIENCE, PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION

L60 Animal taxonomy and geographyL70 Veterinary science and hygiene - General

aspectsL72 Pests of animalsL73 Animal diseasesL74 Miscellaneous animal disorders

Physiological disorders in general, nutritional disorders, genetic disorders in useful aquatic and terrestrial animals; deficiency diseases

M. FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

M01 Fisheries and aquaculture - General aspects

M11 Fisheries production

M12 Aquaculture production

M40 Aquatic ecology

N. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND ENGINEERING

N01 Agricultural engineering

General considerations on engineering in relation to agriculture

N02 Farm layout

N10 Agricultural structures

N20 Agricultural machinery and equipment

P. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

P01 Nature conservation and land resources

P05 Energy resources management

P06 Renewable energy resources

P07 Non-renewable energy resources

P10 Water resources and management

P11 Drainage

P. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

P30 Soil science and management

P31 Soil surveys and mapping

P32 Soil classification and genesis

P33 Soil chemistry and physics

P34 Soil biology

P35 Soil fertility

P36 Soil erosion, conservation and reclamation

P40 Meteorology and climatology

Q. PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Q01 Food science and technology

Q02 Food processing and preservation

Q03 Food contamination

Q04 Food composition

Q05 Food additives

Q. PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Q51 Feed technologyQ52 Feed processing and preservationQ53 Feed contamination and toxicologyQ54 Feed compositionQ55 Feed additivesQ60 Processing of non-food or non-feed

agricultural productsQ70 Processing of agricultural wastesQ80 Packaging

S. HUMAN NUTRITION

S01 Human nutrition - General aspects

Human nutrition in general; nutritional status of populations

S20 Physiology of human nutrition

S30 Diet and diet-related diseases

S40 Nutrition programmes

Nutrition programme planning, policies, administration; programme impact and evaluation

T. POLLUTION

T01 PollutionAir, soil and water pollution and pollutants caused by or affecting agriculture; prevention and control

T10 Occupational diseases and hazardsUse only for diseases and hazards to workers in the field of agriculture due to their occupational activities

U. METHODOLOGY

U10 Mathematical and statistical methods

Computer modelling, programming

U30 Research methods

Research equipment, laboratory equipment

U40 Surveying methods

Ground surveys, aerial surveys, photo interpretation, remote sensing