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“Sweet” Research at National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group Meeting

Awards and Honors

Sweetpotato Team Wolfpack Hands

Oct 25, 2022

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota Honored with the Innovator of the Year Award

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota of the Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics Programs were both honored with the Innovator of the Year award. 
Parker Dearing at a rocky creekside

Oct 14, 2022

Parker Dearing: Stepping Stones to a Nursery Business

Parker Dearing is using all of the right stepping stones to his dream of owning a nursery. His time at NC State has been well spent, recently finishing a summer internship and being awarded a scholarship for his extraordinary academic merit. 
Kyle Freedman, Horticultural Science PhD viticulture candidate, amongst the grapevines.

Sep 14, 2022

Kyle Freedman: From Philosophy to Viticulture

North Carolina has over 250 vineyards and 150 wineries with an overall industry economic impact of over $2 billion per year. Kyle Freedman uses his passion for horticulture to bolster the industry through the study of grape production and winemaking. 
industrial hemp grown with far-red light spectrum in greenhouse

Sep 2, 2022

American Society for Horticultural Science Interest Groups Award Department Research

The American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference was held July 30 through August 3 in Chicago, Illinois. The conference provides a platform to unify academia, extension, government, industry, researchers and students in a rich environment for new plant science concepts and techniques. 
Tomatoes on the vine

Aug 1, 2022

Impacting Global Food Security Through Improved Tomato Varieties

Tomatoes are the second most consumed vegetable in the United States and the top-produced vegetable in the world. Improving tomato production has increased relevance with population expansion while agricultural resources are exasperated due to climate change. 
pollinator on flower stamen

Jul 26, 2022

Three NC State Horticultural Science Students Awarded Scholarships from the American Floral Endowment

From 40 colleges and universities, the American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded three NC State horticultural science students with scholarships this year. 
The Technology Tower is reflected in the side windows of the Talley Student Center.

May 11, 2022

National Inventors Hall of Fame Honors Horticulturalist Sylvia Blankenship

Of the 27 innovators being inducted into the prestigious organization, three have ties to NC State, including horticulturalist Sylvia Blankenship. 
Flowering Palmer Amaranth, also known as Palmer pigweed, is an extremely aggressive, fast-growing species that has become a serious weed problem. (Photo by Patrick Alexander)

Apr 25, 2022

Accolades from the 40th Weed Science Society of North Carolina Meeting

For the past 40 years, the Weed Science Society of North Carolina (WSSNC) has met annually to address weed science and management challenges. Through strategic partnerships with the WSSNC, NC State weed scientists and researchers have attended these meetings to disseminate the latest field and lab research. 
2022 HortPack team photo at National Collegiate Landscape Competition hosted at NC State.

Mar 28, 2022

HortPack Wins Third in National Landscape Competition

NC State’s HortPack won third place at the 2022 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) held on campus last week. 
Hands digging sweet potatoes from the ground, with other workers standing on the horizon

Feb 28, 2022

“Sweet” Research at National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group Meeting

North Carolina’s sweetpotato production has surpassed every other state in the United States for the past 50 years despite increasing challenges like weather events, herbicide-resistant weeds and labor shortages.