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Close up of a split immature cotton boll

Sep 25, 2023 | Research

Could Biostimulants Save Doomed Cotton Seedlings?

Lori Unruh-Snyder discovered that cotton seed damage locations and patterns can accurately predict seedling performance. Now, they are testing ways growers could overcome these deficits.

Sep 18, 2023 | Student Spotlight

Evelyn McAdam: Weaving the Fabric of Sustainable Agriculture

Evelyn McAdam, a junior Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems major, conducted a research fellowship in Amanda Cardoso’s crop physiology lab, researching flood response in fiber hemp.

Sep 15, 2023

No Pollen, No Seeds: Genome Editing Technique Yields Useful Traits

Tweaks to the mitochondrial genome hold the potential for better hybrid seed production or to introduce seedless fruits.

USDA-ARS breaks ground on the new Plant Improvement Facility at NC State's Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory.

Sep 13, 2023

USDA-ARS Breaks Ground on New Plant Improvement Facility on NC State University Campus

USDA-ARS breaks ground on a state-of-the-art plant improvement facility housing 30-40 experts from ARS and NC State who will conduct research on maize, soybean, wheat, cotton and peanuts.

Sep 13, 2023 | Extension

Septic Systems: The Underground Cost of North Carolina’s Growth

North Carolina’s population boom is causing more builders and homeowners to encounter the high cost of an improvement they’ll hopefully never see -- the septic system.