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Tobacco Plant ‘Stickiness’ Aids Helpful Insects, Plant Health

N.C. PSI News

On a stage in front of a big architectural rendering, North Carolina agricultural research station superintendents pose with soil they brought from 18 stations.

Sep 11, 2019

Planting a Seed

 NC State University celebrates the groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art Plant Sciences Building. 
Three men at a table signing a document

Sep 9, 2019

Partner Profile: BASF Renews Its Partnership with NC State

Peter Eckes, president of BASF Bioscience Research, joined NC State officials recently to renew a five-year research agreement. 
Donors and leadership celebrate groundbreaking on stage

Sep 6, 2019

Launch Director’s Report: Welcome to N.C. PSI

N.C. PSI is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for advancing U.S. plant science research and innovation. No other U.S. region or state is as uniquely positioned as North Carolina to drive that innovation. Join us as we accelerate innovation in the plant sciences. 
Four people in business attire, with two using rubber mallets to drive stakes in the ground.

Sep 6, 2019

What People Are Saying

North Carolina elected officials, agriculture industry influencers and others are excited about the NC State Plant Sciences Building being constructed on Centennial Campus. Here's what some of them have said. 
Landscape photo of Plant Sciences Initiative building

Sep 6, 2019

Gaining Ground

A ceremonial groundbreaking at NC State marks a new chapter in the university’s efforts to accelerate plant-related research, train the next generation of plant scientists and help farmers put problem-solving discoveries to work.   
Donors and leadership celebrate groundbreaking on stage

Sep 6, 2019

Gaining Ground

A ceremonial groundbreaking at NC State marks a new chapter in the university’s efforts to accelerate plant-related research, train the next generation of plant scientists and help farmers put problem-solving discoveries to work.   

Sep 5, 2019

NC State’s Plant Sciences Building: What People Are Saying

Excitement is building as NC State University ceremonially breaks ground on its Plant Sciences Building on Sept. 6. Here’s what elected officials and leaders at NC State and in agriculture are saying. 
Gloved hands holding a cell phone and a small vial containing a leaf

Sep 4, 2019

Portable Tech Sniffs Out Plant Disease In The Field

Researchers have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field. The handheld device, which is plugged into a smartphone, works by sampling the airborne volatile organic compounds that plants release through their leaves. 
Ross Sozzani next to a 3D bioprinter she uses for her research

Aug 19, 2019

Seeding the Next Generation of Plant Science at NC State

Harnessing 3D-printing technology, a revolution in plant design is taking root at NC State. 
Insects on a tobacco leaf.

Aug 8, 2019

Tobacco Plant ‘Stickiness’ Aids Helpful Insects, Plant Health

Sticky plants can have mutually beneficial relationships with opportunistic insects, like the one between tobacco and the spined stilt bug.