{"id":145,"date":"2016-10-10T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T20:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cals.ncsu.edu\/base\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:26:07","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the World Through Plant Science Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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We invest in recruiting, training and retaining world-class plant scientists.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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We engage with stakeholders to translate plant science into solutions for applied field issues.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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We\u2019re bringing together the brightest experts in academia, government and industry to shape the future of plant sciences.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Dan and Jean Eddleman: Turning Roadblocks Into Stepping Stones<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Dan, a College of Engineering alumnus, and Jean, a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumna, want to \u2018pay it forward.\u2019 The couple\u2019s three-part planned gift, including the first such gift to the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, will help support NC State University and its students for years to come. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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NC State Wages Multi-Front Fight Against Strawberry Disease<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative affiliates, NC State Extension specialists and other researchers are working on multiple fronts in the fight against a new disease taking a big bite out of North Carolina\u2019s strawberry producers\u2019 livelihoods. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Harvesting Data for Agriculture<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

New tech for better drone-based data collection and analysis is helping turn agricultural research stations into farms of the future, and an N.C. PSI team is intent on delivering even more solutions to help farmers put data to work. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Get the latest news from the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative delivered to your inbox each month.<\/p>\n <\/div>

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