Summer Internship 2021
Interested in a summer internship working on breeding and development of new nursery and bioenergy crops? This position involves …
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Spirea Double Play Doozie® Wins Gold Medal
Double Play Doozie the first continuous flowering sterile spirea wins Gold Medal at the international KVBC Plantarium Summer Challenge. Awards …
Full-Time Job Opportunity
The Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station is seeking applicants for a Research Specialist with responsibility for the operational management …
Summer Internship - 2020
Interested in a summer internship working on breeding and development of new nursery and bioenergy crops? This position involves …
Innovator of the Year
Tom Ranney received the Innovator of the Year award for his work in plant breeding and new-crop development. Ranney, …
Position Announcement: Assistant Professor – Breeding Nursery / Landscape Crops
Assistant Professor – Breeding Nursery and Landscape Crops Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Appointment: 75% Research, 25% Teaching, …
Summer Internship - 2019
Interested in a summer internship working on breeding and development of new nursery and bioenergy crops? This position involves …
Invincibelle Limetta® Awarded Gold Medal
Invincibelle Limetta® Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA8’ Gold Medal winner at the 2018 Plantarium, Boskoop, NL. For information on licensing, contact Spring …
Double Take Pink Chaenomeles Wins Silver
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Pink Storm’ Double Take Pink™ wins silver at the Belgian Trade Fair Florall. Double Take Pink™ is part …
Tim Wood speaks Hydrangea
Tim Wood, The Plant Hunter, of Spring Meadow Nursery speaks Hydrangea arborescens to the Russian Nursery Stock Association in …
Summer Internship - 2018
The internship position has been filled for 2018. Thank you to all the applicants. Interested in a summer internship working …
What Is the MCI Lab?
Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the MCI lab is located at NC State’s Mountain Horticultural Crops …
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