N.C. State University opens greenhouse complex by N.C. research campus

From N.C. State PHHI: N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), located at the N.C. Research Campus, has begun operations at three new greenhouses near the life sciences hub in Kannapolis. The $340,000 greenhouse complex will strengthen N.C. State’s infrastructure at the N.C. Research Campus, creating about 10,000 square feet of additional space for plant trials and fostering relationships with business and campus partners that can rent space for individual or collaborative research projects.

The greenhouses, located on Glenn Avenue about a mile from the institute, are already home to broccoli and strawberry research trials. PHHI scientists study plants – mainly fruits and vegetables – to discover and deliver innovative plant-based solutions to advance human health.

Dr. Allan Brown, an applied molecular geneticist with the institute, is conducting broccoli-breeding trials at the greenhouses.

By cross-pollinating different varieties of broccoli, each containing specific traits of value, Brown aims to breed a new, better broccoli.

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