Discovering how to feed, clothe, heal and fuel a growing population is no easy task, and no one entity can do it alone. The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) brings together leading minds from academia, government, industry and start-ups to collaborate on data-driven plant sciences and develop resilient agricultural systems. N.C. PSI and its partners are creating a …
StressCam Monitors Crops Remotely
Being able to identify crop problems early can make the difference between saving a crop and losing it, but high-tech solutions can be costly. An interdisciplinary team of researchers are launching an inexpensive camera system that can monitor crop stress remotely-and it costs less than the average smartwatch. Developed by NC State computer vision and machine learning expert Paula Ramos-Giraldo, …
Leveraging the Plant Microbiome to Improve Crop Resilience
The $30 million Collaborative Crop Resilience Program (CCRP) brings together investigators from NC State University and three Danish institutions to discover ways to leverage the plant microbiome to make wheat more resilient against heat, drought and frost. Funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the parent organization of biological solutions leader Novozymes, the interdisciplinary research team will examine the microbes that …
Big Data for Better Sweet Potatoes
When it comes to growing sweet potatoes, North Carolina is a superstar – growing more than the next three states combined. Now an interdisciplinary team from NC State, SAS and Intero Life Sciences are partnering for a three-year project that will use artificial intelligence to make sweet potatoes even more profitable. The team will work with sweet potato producers including …
Plant Aid: Big-Data Project Detects Plant Diseases Faster
Early detection of disease is critical for reducing its impact – that’s as true for plants as it is for people. And early detection of crop diseases can make or break a farmer’s growing season. That’s why an interdisciplinary team of researchers at NC State is setting out to combine small sensors with big data to detect diseases plaguing tomato …
N.C. PSI, SAS Harness Power of Data to Feed the World
The world population is estimated to exceed 10 billion by 2050. Feeding that burgeoning population drives researchers at N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and analytical software company SAS to find a solution quickly. “We’re at a critical point in human history where the threat of widespread hunger is more real than ever,” said Jim Goodnight, SAS CEO. “We have the opportunity …
Novozymes Partners with NC State to Drive Solutions
Global biotech company Novozymes is partnering with NC State University to create a discovery to market pipeline that will create biological solutions for agriculture, animal and human health. The master research agreement will greenlight projects in N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, which aims to redefine collaborative team science to feed, clothe, and fuel the world. “A partnership with NC State will …