Department of Horticultural Science

Horticulture Highlights - Spring 2008

• Horticulture Highlights for Spring - The Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute:
  • The Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute (http://www.ncsu.edu/fvsi/) is part of an integrated effort at the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis to adapt emerging technologies for plant improvement and human health benefits. The role of the FVSI, which will be staffed by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is to develop fruits and vegetables with superior nutritional and horticultural characteristics.
  • Researchers will use advanced tools in genomics and plant breeding into plants with desired traits. The FVSI will complement and expand the NC State mission to benefit the people of North Carolina, the nation and the world. See also: http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/pa/kannapolis.htm