Academics

Sep 21, 2023

International Plant Breeding Seminar Series

NC State University’s Plant Breeding Consortium announces its sixth virtual seminar series on International Plant Breeding, totaling six seminars over the course of consecutive weeks beginning October 5 – November 9, 2023, on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST.

Sep 13, 2023

Jack Bobo: Wood Substrates in Floriculture Production

As a replacement to peat, Jack Bobo has done award winning research into preconditioning of horticulture wood fiber substrates for use in the production of floriculture crops.

Aug 29, 2023

An Unlikely Match: Viticulture Meets Controlled Environment Agriculture

Doctoral student Kyle Freedman shares his experience as a greenhouse grapevine researcher and his views on leveraging controlled environment agriculture systems for young grapevine production in North America.

Jun 28, 2023

Brianna Haynes: Comparing North Carolina Strawberries

Brianna Haynes is a Horticultural Science graduate student at PHHI. Haynes works cooperatively with research advisors Penelope Perkins-Veazie and Gina Fernandez. Her research involves a large-scale comparative study of North Carolina strawberry genotypes.

Jun 20, 2023

Studying Plants From Home

The online Undergraduate Certificate in Horticultural Science gives students the flexibility to study from home while improving home gardening, landscaping skills and well-being.

May 26, 2023

Celebrating the Next Generation of Floriculture Scholars

Department of Horticultural Science graduate students Jack Bobo and Patrick Veazie were recently been recognized by the American Floral Endowment for their accomplishments and contributions to the industry.

May 16, 2023

Pursuing Sustainability in Floriculture

Sustainability addresses the demands of people, the planet and prosperity, but how that plays out for floriculture and annual bedding plants supply chain may be tricky to define.

May 5, 2023

Steam Can Help Control Weeds, Soil Pathogens in Strawberries

Researchers are examining how growers can control weeds and soilborne pathogens through steam and alternative chemicals.

May 5, 2023

Strawberry Greenhouse Production in the Southeast

Austin Wrenn is growing his family farm in Zebulon, North Carolina, through innovative solutions and active strawberry production research.

Apr 28, 2023

Andrew Pfeifer: Student Spotlight

Andrew Pfeifer will be graduating this semester with a bachelor’s degree in horticultural science and minors in entomology and biological science.