Apr 18, 2024
Plant and Microbial Biology professors Qiuyun Xiang and Jose Alonso are among six NC State faculty elected as the newest Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Sep 28, 2023
Three recessive genes are required to give carrots their orange color – and the beneficial precursor of vitamin A.
Jul 13, 2023
Researchers reduce lignin levels and improve wood properties in poplar trees using the increasingly popular gene-editing system.
Jul 12, 2023
The disease, scrub typhus, presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Jun 12, 2023
Researchers use for the first time a gene-drive system on an important agricultural pest.
Apr 19, 2023
Lack of irrigation infrastructure and convoluted land ownership issues represent the major impediments to tribes, the study suggests.
Apr 11, 2023
Adding a small amount of a perfume component to pheromones helps attract male fall armyworms looking for a good time.
Apr 4, 2023
Researchers provide an open-access tool to capture new data on a global plant destroyer, Phytophthora.
Mar 23, 2023
Results suggest cover crops can keep soil drier and healthier, allowing Midwestern farmers to plant cash crops after flooding.
Feb 28, 2023
Studies at 16 agricultural research stations across North Carolina found that planting pollinator-friendly flowers increased bee abundance and diversity.