{"id":198,"date":"2022-06-06T21:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T21:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2022-07-18T22:39:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:39:28","slug":"vertical-farming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/research\/vertical-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding for Vertical Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vertical farm systems offer the unique opportunity to accurately control environmental conditions to maximize plant growth. However, most vertical farm systems are using cultivars that are genetically optimized to perform uniformly in variable environments, such as an outdoor field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media-divider ncst-media-divider has-aqua-400-box-color with-box box-position-right\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/20210325_200016.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/20210325_200016.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement\"><p class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement-content\">Currently, there is little effort to breed cultivars specifically for vertical farms, where the environment can be fully manipulated.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Plan Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research employs modern molecular tools to improve the genetics of plants grown in vertical farms. Current efforts are focused on developing lettuce germplasms with increased yield and quality, while reducing the energy consumption from the vertical farm system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, we are also performing genetic screening of strawberry cultivars from the NCSU large germplasm to identify those that are suitable for vertical farm systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-parallax-container ncst-parallax-container has-aqua-400-background-color with-box\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__container\"><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/R2-L-789-R.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/cea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/06\/R2-L-789-R.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ncst-parallax-container__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-cta-statement ncst-cta-statement\"><div class=\"ncst-cta-statement__container\"><p class=\"ncst-cta-statement__statement\">For this project, we have plant scientists specializing in environmental plant physiology working alongside molecular biologists specializing in gene editing, plant transformation and pheno-hunting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Current Collaborators&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Wusheng Liu<\/strong>, a molecular biologist in the Department of Horticultural Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Kedong Da<\/strong>, the Director of the Plant Transformation Lab at NC&#160;State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Gina Fernandez<\/strong>, Horticultural Sciences, strawberry, raspberry, and blackberry breeder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertical farm systems offer the unique opportunity to accurately control environmental conditions to maximize plant growth. 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