顾飞荣主编的《农业科技英语阅读教程(全国高等农林院校十三五规划教材)》面向完成基础阶段英语学习、有在国内外继续深造意向的农林高校大学生及相关从业人员，旨在培养学习者的英文农业科技文献读写能力，提高科学素养，满足未来学习或工作中用英语进行学术交流的需要。本教程由八个单元组成，涉及农学、植物保护、资源与环境、动物科学、动物医学、园艺、食品科学与工程等学科。每个单元分为两部分。第一部分为英文农业科技文献阅读，围绕一篇英文农业科技论文展开，包括论文原文、术语注释、阅读理解练习等内容。阅读理解练习重点考查学生对课文的整体理解。题型以简答、判断正误、词组填空等为主。第二部分为农业科技英语学术规范，按照单元顺序，首先介绍英文科技论文的基本结构、各部分基本功能及其变体，然后分主题依次具体介绍“标题”“摘要”“引言”“材料与方法”“结果”“讨论与结论”“图表、参考文献、致谢”等各部分的学术规范和语言特点，最后配有各部分学术规范理解与应用的练习。

前言
Course Orientation
Unit 1 Food Science and Technology
Section A Global Reading
Text Hot Water Treatment in Combination with Calcium Ascorbate Dips Increases Bioactive Compounds and Helps to Maintain Fresh-cut Apple Quality
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Overall Structure of Research Papers
Exercises
References
Unit 2 Agriculture
Section A Global Reading
Text Negative Associations Still Exist Between Yield and Fibre Quality in Cotton Breeding Programs in Australia and USA
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Title
Exercises
References
Unit 3 Science of Resources and Environment
Section A Global Reading
Text Leachate Water Quality of Soils Amended with Different Swine Manure-based Amendments
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Abstract
Exercises
References
Unit 4 Animal Science and Technology
Section A Global Reading
Text Effects of Coastal Fish Farms on Body Size and Isotope Composition of Wild Penaeid Prawn
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Introduction
Exercises
References
Unit 5 Horticulture
Section A Global Reading
Text Impact of 1-methylcyclopropene Treatment on the Sensory Quality of 'Bartlett' Pear Fruit
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Materials and Methods
Exercises
References
Unit 6 Plant Protection
Section A Global Reading
Text Pest-removal Services Provided by Birds on Small Organic Farms in Northern California
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Results
Exercises
References
Unit 7 Veterinary Medicine
Section A Global Reading
Text Factors Affecting the Infectivity of Tissues from Pigs with Classical Swine
Fever: Thermal Inactivation Rates and Oral Infectious Dose
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Discussion
Exercises
References
Unit 8 Agricultural Resources
Section A Global Reading
Text Wheat Improves Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize and Soybean-based
Cropping Systems
Reading Comprehension
Section B Academic Conventions in Agricultural Sciences: Tables and Figures, References
and Acknowledgements
Exercises
References
Appendix I Keys to Reading Comprehension
Appendix II Chinese Translation of the Texts