N.C. PSI Platforms
The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative is the world’s premier plant sciences enterprise that:
- Catalyzes interdisciplinary research to solve global challenges
- Creates innovative partnerships among universities, industry and government
- Promotes the integration of research, teaching and outreach programs
- Provides North Carolina a regional, national and global competitive advantage
- Helps North Carolina farmers achieve and sustain economic viability
- Educates the next generation of plant science leaders
We break down academic and research barriers to cultivate, support and sustain interdisciplinary research teams focused on:
Plant Improvement
- Crop stress protection and adaptation
- Agrisymbiotics
- New plant varieties
- Genomics and genome editing
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Data-Driven Plant Science
- Predictive agriculture
- Precision agriculture
- Field data and decision tools
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Resilient Agricultural Systems
- Plant and food systems
- Food security & health outcomes
- Environmental sustainability
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