diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index d62f62787..811c7f1ad 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ submit the change with your pull request.
 - Mackenzie "Maco" King / [maco](https://github.com/maco)
 - Amelia Greenhall / [ameliagreenhall](https://github.com/ameliagreenhall)
 - Barb Natali / [barbnatali](https://github.com/barbnatali)
+- Taylor Griffin / [tygriffin](https://github.com/tygriffin)
diff --git a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
index 6f8fa6917..ae38b2817 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ class CropsController < ApplicationController
   # GET /crops/new.json
   def new
     @crop = Crop.new
-
+    3.times do
+      @crop.scientific_names.build
+    end
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html # new.html.haml
       format.json { render json: @crop }
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class CropsController < ApplicationController
     params[:crop][:creator_id] = current_member.id
     @crop = Crop.new(params[:crop])
 
+
     respond_to do |format|
       if @crop.save
         format.html { redirect_to @crop, notice: 'Crop was successfully created.' }
diff --git a/app/models/crop.rb b/app/models/crop.rb
index 211a56146..3efe8be57 100644
--- a/app/models/crop.rb
+++ b/app/models/crop.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 class Crop < ActiveRecord::Base
   extend FriendlyId
   friendly_id :name, use: :slugged
-  attr_accessible :en_wikipedia_url, :name, :parent_id, :creator_id
+  attr_accessible :en_wikipedia_url, :name, :parent_id, :creator_id, :scientific_names_attributes
 
   has_many :scientific_names
+  accepts_nested_attributes_for :scientific_names,
+    :allow_destroy => true,
+    :reject_if     => :all_blank
+
   has_many :plantings
   has_many :photos, :through => :plantings
   has_many :seeds
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
index 1ff75ce04..8556a45ff 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
@@ -27,5 +27,17 @@
     .controls
       = collection_select(:crop, :parent_id, Crop.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => true})
       %span.help-inline Optional. For setting up crop hierarchies for varieties etc.
+  %p
+    %span.help-block
+      You may enter up to 3 scientific names for a crop. Most crops will have only one.
+  = f.fields_for :scientific_names do |sn|
+    .control-group
+      = sn.label :scientific_name, "Scientific name", :class => 'control-label'
+      .controls
+        = sn.text_field :scientific_name
+        - if sn.object && sn.object.persisted?
+          %label.checkbox
+            = sn.check_box :_destroy
+            = sn.label :_destroy, "Delete"
   .form-actions
     = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
diff --git a/spec/views/crops/edit.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/crops/edit.html.haml_spec.rb
index 9cf5fd469..3db9c52b0 100644
--- a/spec/views/crops/edit.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/crops/edit.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ describe "crops/edit" do
     controller.stub(:current_user) {
       FactoryGirl.create(:crop_wrangling_member)
     }
-    @crop = assign(:crop, FactoryGirl.create(:maize))
+    @crop = FactoryGirl.create(:maize)
+    3.times do
+      @crop.scientific_names.build
+    end
+    assign(:crop, @crop)
     render
   end
 
@@ -19,4 +23,10 @@ describe "crops/edit" do
       assert_select "input#crop_en_wikipedia_url", :name => "crop[en_wikipedia_url]"
     end
   end
+
+  it "shows three fields for scientific_name" do
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_0_scientific_name", :count => 1
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_1_scientific_name", :count => 1
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_2_scientific_name", :count => 1
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/views/crops/new.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/crops/new.html.haml_spec.rb
index f1ac82827..0aa443f74 100644
--- a/spec/views/crops/new.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/crops/new.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "crops/new" do
   before(:each) do
-    assign(:crop, FactoryGirl.create(:maize))
+    @crop = FactoryGirl.create(:maize)
+    3.times do
+      @crop.scientific_names.build
+    end
+    assign(:crop, @crop)
     @member = FactoryGirl.create(:crop_wrangling_member)
     sign_in @member
     controller.stub(:current_user) { @member }
@@ -22,4 +26,10 @@ describe "crops/new" do
     assert_select "a[href^=http://wiki.growstuff.org]", "crop wrangling guide"
   end
 
+  it "shows three fields for scientific_name" do
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_0_scientific_name", :count => 1
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_1_scientific_name", :count => 1
+    assert_select "input#crop_scientific_names_attributes_2_scientific_name", :count => 1
+  end
+
 end