Horticultural Science Facilities
For Use In Extension, Teaching, and Research
NC State University has excellent facilities available for horticultural
science studies. Facilities available for use by faculty, students,
and technicians include modern, well equipped and staffed research stations,
greenhouses, laboratories, and clinics. There are also research and
extension centers (REC) located in the eastern and western parts of
the state, permitting NC State to serve those regions with less travel.
The horticultural science program enjoys excellent cooperation within
and between departments and colleges. Some of the available facilities
are listed below.
- Biotechnology
Program - Provides facilities and information for cooperative
research in areas of common interest to molecular biologists and plant
breeders.
- Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center - The center is
located in 1223 Gardner Hall. There is a director who is responsible
for all research use and teaching programs there.
- Genome Research Laboratory
- The NC State Genome Research Laboratory is located on Centennial
Campus. It provides facilities and equipment for faculty and students
interested in doing research in the new field of genomics.
- Herbarium
- The NC State herbarium in the department of Botany
maintains 125,000 plant specimens for use in research , extension,
and teaching.
- HFL Greenhouses - The department of Horticultural Science has
greenhouse space for teaching and research in one headhouse and two
greenhouse ranges at the Horticultural Field Laboratory.
- Horticultural
Field Laboratory - The HFL is used heavily by the Horticultural
Science department. Only 2 miles west of Kilgore Hall, it is also
the home of the JC
Raulston Arboretum. Greenhouses and fields are available for teaching,
and for experiments requiring frequent attention. A long-range plan (pdf) has been developed for the use of HFL.
- Horticultural Presentation Facilities - The department maintains
equipment for the production of posters, slides, and web pages. Equipment
includes copy stand and color
printe. Information on their use
is presented in HS
601-Seminar.
- Insectary
- The NC State Insectary is a state-of-the-art facility designed to
produce large numbers of high quality insects for research , extension,
and teaching.
- JC Raulston
Arboretum - The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed
garden with the most diverse collection of plants adapted for landscape
use in the southeastern United States. Plants especially adapted to
Piedmont North Carolina conditions are collected and evaluated in
an effort to find superior plants for use in southern landscapes.
- Method Road Greenhouses - The College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences maintains four greenhouse units of one to four ranges
each at Method Road.
- NC State Libraries
- The top-rated NC State Libraries are an excellent resource for the
latest research information. The libraries are a leader in electronic
and computer-based information.
- North Campus Greenhouses - The departments of Entomology,
Horticultural Science, and Plant Pathology have approximately 32,600
square feet of greenhouse space for teaching and research. Most of
the space is located behind Kilgore Hall, adjacent to Gardner Hall.
- Pest Management Information - Integrated pest management information for crops
in North Carolina.
- Phytotron
- The phytotron provides growth rooms that can simulate almost any
environmental conditions. It has been used to select plants for stress
resistance, as well as for running tests on new diseases and insects
requiring isolation from the main growing areas.
- Plant Disease
and Insect Clinic - The plant disease and insect clinic is
maintained by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is
available for growers, researchers, extensionists, and others to obtain
assistance in diagnosing disease and insect problems.
- Poster Printer - The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences maintains a large format printer for production of posters for use at conferences.
- Research Triangle Park
- Research Triangle Park is located inside the triangle formed by
Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill, and NC State University. It is15 miles from Raleigh, and has
federal research institutions, including the Environmental Protection
Agency, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences,
and the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. Also in RTP are
private research institutions including Chemical Industry Institute
for Toxicology, Burroughs Wellcome, Northern Telecom, BASF, Rhone-Poulenc,
and IBM. Other important RTP residents include the National Office
for Sigma Xi, the N.C. Biotechnology Center, and the N.C. Microelectronics
Center.
- Research
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