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Growing a greener and more prosperous world
Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the MCI lab is located at NC State’s Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center. Here, faculty, staff, and graduate students conduct applied research in plant science that results in the development of new and improved crops, technologies, and sustainable production practices. Graduate student programs provide advanced training, education, and degrees. Partnerships with industry are yielding new products, intellectual property, and competitive advantages. Projects on new bioenergy crops are serving North Carolina’s diverse energy and economic needs. These engagements are fostering a healthy environment, careers, energy independence, and economic development. In short, growing a greener and more prosperous world…
Advancing Miscanthus: A Better Bioenergy Crop
Check out a recent post highlighting our Bioenergy project.
Mountain Crop Improvement Lab at the 2024 Mountain Hort. Field Day
Come spend the afternoon with the MCI Lab! When: August 15, 202412:30 PM Lunch2:00 PM for MCI Lab and Specialty Crop ToursLocation:Mountain Horticultural Crops Research...
Summer Internship – 2024
Explore the development of new nursery, bioenergy and specialty crops! Specific duties include transplanting, pollinations, seed and cutting propagation, tissue culture, cytology, plot maintenance, data...