N.C. PSI News

Oct 18, 2024

Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals

Specific molecular property of lignin in trees determines difficulty of using microbial fermentation to turn trees and other plants into industrial chemicals. 

Oct 17, 2024

Boundary-Crossing Research Paves Way for Fungal Crop Solutions

Think of fungi in agriculture, and you might think first of the crop diseases they cause. But since ancient times, farmers have been using the interactions among fungi and crops… 

Sep 25, 2024

New NC State Web Tool Delivers Precise Soybean Planting Recommendations

BeanPACK, a new soybean growers decision support tool designed to revolutionize on-farm recommendations, was released Oct. 1, in time to inform statewide planting decisions for the 2025 growing season. The… 

Sep 23, 2024

UPL Joins N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Innovation Hub

The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative welcomes UPL, a leading provider ofsustainable agricultural solutions and services, as the 10th member of its Innovation Hub in NC State University’s Plant Sciences Building.… 

Sep 19, 2024

Precision Sensors: An Innovative Future for Agriculture

At the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, NC State researchers are advancing sensor technology to help farmers face challenges like emerging plant diseases and climate change. 

Sep 12, 2024

CERSA Goes Global With Two Summer Programs

Two workshops held this summer by NC State University’s Center of Excellence for Regulatory Science in Agriculture (CERSA) brought 13 participants from five countries to the United States to learn more… 

Sep 12, 2024

Grad Students Put Data Science Skills Into Action for Agriculture

For Neha Jagtap, a recent internship with leading national scientists proved to be a rewarding chance to gain experience solving a real-world agricultural challenge with knowledge she’s gained from computer… 

Sep 11, 2024

Internship Nurtures Ideas for Science and Ag Education

When Justin Ingram walked through the doors of North Carolina State University’s Plant Sciences Building in July, the teaching and learning specialist with the Johnston County school district knew that… 

Sep 10, 2024

New Training Program Tackles AI and Plant Science Challenges

The new GRAD-AID for Ag program will give graduate students the chance to drive innovation in artificial intelligence technologies at the intersection of basic and applied plant sciences. 

Sep 7, 2024

Newest Trolinder Award Winners Named

Two North Carolina State University Ph.D. students pursuing research aimed at plant disease detection were recently named 2024-25 winners of the Norma L. Trolinder N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Graduate Student…