UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Center for Plant Excellence will offer over $130,000 in grant funding for proposals in research and advancement of Pennsylvania's plant industries.

The Center of Plant Excellence, a strategic partnership between Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture and Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is designed to drive economic growth, support industry collaboration and address pressing challenges in plant industries in Pennsylvania through targeted funding and partnerships.

The Center for Plant Excellence board of directors has identified four funding categories for this round: growing career pipelines, inva...