Plant Sciences Initiative
![Two men standing beside a large bench-shaped robot.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/benchbot-chris-and-slater-best.jpg)
N.C. PSI Advances AI for Agriculture
![Adrian Percy addresses a crowd from a podium](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/adrian-at-incubator-opening.jpg)
N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Launches Startup Incubator and Seed2Grow Program
![Eli Hornstein in science lab in front of a computer.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hornstein-1.jpg)
Starting Strong
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3D Printing Plant Cells Shows Promise for Studying Cell Function
![Rows of green crops grow in a field.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/basf-plant-sciences.png)
NC State and BASF: Dedicated to a Sustainable Future
![Corn in a Rowan County field](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mkristainoplantpandemics1500.jpg)
To Preserve Global Food Security, New Tools Needed to Prevent Plant Disease Pandemics
![Aerial of tractor spraying fields at Lake Wheeler farms.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/grip5.jpg)
Seed-funding Grows Agricultural Advancements
![A sandy field of soybeans](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/soybeansamplinglocation.jpg)
Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience
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Big Data for Better Sweetpotatoes
![Cherry tomatoes](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cherrytomatoes1500.jpg)
Plant Aid: A Big-Data Project to Detect Plant Diseases Faster
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Fertilizer of the Future
![Photo of Amy Grunden in NC State's Phytotron.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/amygrunden1500.jpg)
Crop Resilience Is Focus of New Interdisciplinary Research
![woman standing behind seedlings](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sozzani-Jan-2019-HEADER.jpg)
Major Study Sheds Light on Plant Growth
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Stakeholders, University Celebrate Plant Sciences Partnership
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