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NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has once again been selected as the home to the official National …

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Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

Tomatoes for Processing in Eastern North Carolina

At the national level, processing-tomato production remains concentrated in a few key regions. California continues …

Peanut Growth and Development and Peanut Terminology

This publication, chapter 11 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, offers information on peanut growth …

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Variety Development

This publication, chapter 13 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, provides information about the peanut …

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Risk of Pests in Peanut, Integrated Pest Management, and Pesticide Stewardship

This publication, chapter 12 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, describes integrated pest management and …

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Compatibility of Agrochemicals Applied to Peanut

This publication, chapter 10 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, discusses the interactions of agrochemicals …

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Planting, Harvesting, and Curing Peanuts

This publication, chapter 8 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, discusses the planting and harvesting …

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Peanut Nematode Management

This publication, chapter 7 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, discusses plant-parasitic nematodes in peanuts.

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Peanut Disease Management

This publication, chapter 6 of the 2026 Peanut Information handbook, provides details on how to …

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