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Planting the Future
With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He hopes to use machine learning to help breeders more efficiently assess the health of plants and troubleshoot problems for farmers.
View ArticleSimple Trick Could Improve Accuracy of Plant Genetics Research
A simple trick improves the accuracy of techniques that help us understand how external variables – such as temperature – affect gene activity in plants.
View Article#GivingPack: Getting (and Keeping) the N.C. PSI Rolling
Stephen Briggs became the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s launch director when the effort was little more than a dream for North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.…
View ArticleWhat PSI Supporters Are Saying About Day of Giving
As we approach North Carolina State University’s 2024 Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 20, two alumni and a retired staff member who are donors to the N.C. Plant Sciences…
View ArticleNC State a Partner on NSF-Funded “Ag Tech Corridor” Project
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina, and NC State University plays a...
View ArticleNew Software Boosts Accuracy of Tech to Measure Crop Health
A new tool improves the accuracy of electronic devices that measure the color of a plant’s leaves to assess health.
View ArticleGiving Symbiosis Back to the Brassicas
Heike Sederoff and her team are trying to understanding the symbiotic relationship between certain plants and the fungi and bacteria in the soil so they might some day return that lost relationship to...
View ArticleN.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Launches Startup Incubator and Seed2Grow Program
The N.C. Plant Sciences incubator provides lab and office space for emerging companies taking discoveries from plant sciences research and turning them into marketable solutions for agriculture and the...
View ArticleNC State Students Pair Machine Learning, Robotics To Improve Ag Research
Thanks in large part to a student-developed machine that can “see” and sort seeds by size, a new NC State University project could shed more light on how seed sizes influence…
View ArticleMakerspace Magic With Andrea Monteza
Where do you go when you need parts for a robot that can walk through cucumber vines without getting tripped up as it monitors the air for disease spores? A…
View ArticleTour Brings Extension Agents to Ag Tech Startups
A recent training on emerging agricultural technology companies has sparked ideas for North Carolina Cooperative Extension agents who see value in learning about those companies as they work to support…
View ArticleCERSA Workshops Help Inform Regulatory Reform
With companies developing more crop-protecting treatments using techniques such as CRISPR genome editing, the time is right for reform of federal policies that govern these products, says the director of…
View ArticleN.C. PSI Advances AI for Agriculture
At NC State University, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is leading efforts aimed at helping producers put artificial intelligence to work for increased yields, efficiency and sustainability. Two new...
View ArticleLenovo, CALS IT Spark New Collaborations on AI and Machine Learning
Note: This story was originally published by College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Information Technology. CALS IT and the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Makerspace are collaborating with Lenovo...
View ArticleGrieger awarded STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal
Khara Grieger, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at NC State, has been awarded the STEPS Center Broadening Participation Medal which recognizes efforts to foster diversity and...
View ArticleKhara Grieger named co-Director of Outreach and Advocacy for the Bezos Center...
n her role with the Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins, Grieger will be working to better understand stakeholder and consumer perceptions and needs as they relate to alternative proteins and...
View ArticlePh.D. Candidate Wins Fulbright to Develop Soil Sensors in France
Riley Lawson, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will be spending the next academic year in France as a Fulbright.
View ArticleFrom Conservationist to Ag Biotech Entrepreneur
CALS alumnus Eli Hornstein is using biotechnology to produce plants that farmers can feed to cattle to reduce their methane production.
View ArticleLenovo’s AI Discovery Lab Leader Discusses AI in Ag
When Lenovo’s David Ellison visited North Carolina State University’s Plant Sciences Building back in May, he was intrigued to learn how important advanced information technology is becoming to...
View ArticleProtected: Innovation Hub Welcomes New Members
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