New software boosts accuracy of tech to measure crop health
By taking into account variations in sunlight, software can read leaf color more accurately.
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Creating a better soybean: UNC Charlotte professor lands $2.8M grant to fight pest threat
A UNC-Charlotte professor recently won a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new and diverse soybean varieties that can resist the world’s most damaging soybean pest, a tiny roundworm called the soybean cyst nematode. And soybeans are a vital part of N .C.’s agricultural economy.
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War on pests has new allies: RTP-based Biotalys, crop science giant Syngenta
As ag tech businesses around the world seek better and more environmentally sound ways to protect food crops from disease and pests, two companies with a major presence in North Carolina have decided to work together to find solutions.
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Autonomous tech from NCSU, Iowa State provides new angle to boost crop data analysis
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Iowa State University have demonstrated an automated technology capable of accurately measuring the angle of leaves on corn plants in the field. This technology makes data collection on leaf angles significantly more efficient than conventional techniques, providing plant breeders with useful data more quickly.
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Better soil, better future: Institute in Morrisville strives for a fertile future; $2M Walmart grant helps
By 2050, the world’s agricultural systems will need to provide food, fiber and fuel for another 2 billion people, or about 9.8 billion total. An institute in Morrisville is striving to make sure those needs are met.
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Crop protection firm with US headquarters in RTP wins global award for biofungicide
Biotalys’ first protein-based product that uses biotechnology to control pests just received the World BioProtection Award for Best Biofungicide. Selection was based on innovation, scientific value and market potential.
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Acquisition of RTP startup Plant Response could accelerate growth for better soil, crop science
Plant Response established its Research Triangle Park roots two years ago. Those roots are set to grow deeper, nourished with the backing of a large fertilizer and crop nutrients business.
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Duke-linked crop science startup Avalo raises $500K, looks for another $600K
A startup with ties to Duke University has raised an additional $500,000 following a $2.9 million round in 2021. And, it could raise up to $600,000 more.
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A wearable plant sensor: NCSU engineers design patch to monitor for diseases, other stress factors
RALEIGH – Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a patch that plants can “wear” to monitor continuously for plant diseases or other stresses, such as crop damage or extreme heat. “We’ve created a wearable sensor that monitors plant stress and disease in a noninvasive way by measuring the...
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