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Grant aims to improve purple carrot

 By Staff Writer NC State University awarded USDA grant to improve purple carrots for use in natural food colorants KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The demand for natural food colorants,...
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Growing Produce features VacCAP update

 By Staff Writer The January 2022 issue of the trade publication, Growing Produce, featured an update on the VacCAP project, officially know as, “Vaccinium CAP: Leveraging genetic and...
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Starting the Year Off with a “BAM”

 By Staff Writer KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) is kicking off 2020 with the start of its first clinical research trial, the...
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Popular Science article features banana research

 By Staff Writer An article published in Popular Science (August 27, 2019) cited Massimo Iorizzo, PhD, as an expert source. Titled, The banana as we know it is...
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Dole and PHHI investigate banana disease

 By Staff Writer Dole and PHHI team up to investigate disease threatening bananas There’s a problem in the world of bananas. The fungal disease black sigatoka is infecting...