Meet the “Fab 5” giving Georgia growers a high-tech edge through controlled environment agriculture
From the University of Georgia College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences:
Georgia growers battle unpredictable weather, pests and diseases to keep the state’s top industry thriving. Now a team of scientists is giving them a powerful new tool: cutting-edge research in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), designed to take the guesswork out of growing.
Coming together from the departments of horticulture, plant pathology and entomology at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the “Fab 5” of CEA work together to improve plant growth and development using crop physiology, address plant disease challenges, breed new cultivars, integrate new technologies to tackle critical challenges in CEA crop production, and provide growers with reliable pest management strategies.
The team aims to help producers in Georgia and beyond optimize crop production strategies and maximize profitability and also train the next generation of students to work in CEA — the fastest growing agribusiness sector in Georgia.
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