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With more than 35 core faculty actively developing new cultivars, germplasms, and parental lines – it has more plant breeders than any other U.S. university.



The consortium is interdepartmental and focuses on a full range of research programs, courses, and crops. Plant breeders at NC State are based in different colleges (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Natural Resources) and departments (Crop and Soil Sciences, Forestry and Horticultural Science), while other departments, such as Entomology and Plant Pathology, have faculty who are extensively involved in breeding programs for field crops, horticultural crops, and trees. In addition, faculty members who provide strong support are located in the departments of Statistics, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, Plant Biology, and Genetics. Totally, more than 65 faculty members provide skills in DNA-based marker technology, plant transformation, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in addition to basic field breeding.

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Plant Breeding Research Programs
Blueberries Cotton Cucurbits Forest Trees Maize Nursery/Landscape Plants Peanuts
Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes Small Fruits Soybeans Tobacco Tomatoes Turfgrass Wheat and Small Grains

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Jun 28, 2022 NC State

NC State CALS Moves Up in World Rankings

By Staff

NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was recently named No. 22 in the QS World University rankings, thanks in part to an intentional focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, diversity and excellence.

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Jun 8, 2022 NC State

Improving Cotton Genetics

By Staff

Vasu Kuraparthy, a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is a leading expert in using genetics to increase cotton productivity.

Apr 19, 2022 NC State

Four International Agribusiness Titans Commit to Collaborative Work in NC State University Plant Sciences Building

By Staff

Bayer, BASF, SAS and Novozymes have agreed to collaborate with NC State University researchers at the new Plant Sciences Building, a leading-edge facility at the heart of the university’s N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative.

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Dr. Carlos Iglesias

Director of the Plant Breeding Consortium
272 Kilgore Hall
2721 Founders Dr.,
Raleigh, NC 27607

Phone: 919.515.1211
Cell: 984.363.0400
Email: caiglesi@ncsu.edu