Students and faculty presented information about crops and ornamental plants, including new plants, Thursday afternoon at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.

The purpose of the event, according to Helen Kraus, a lecturer in horticultural science, was to educate people in the horticulture industry about new research.

“The research presented here is cutting-edge,” she said. “It was done this summer.”

Growers and representatives from various nurseries in the Triangle attended the event and saw the data as it was collected, Kraus said.

“It can’t be any more current than it is,” she said.

Angela Post, a master’s student in horticulture, said she is a part of the weed-science group that works on research relating to herbicides.

“It went very well,” she said. “People were receptive and able to go at their own pace. Everyone got the information they needed and the information they wanted.”

Participants attended educational sessions, such as identifying new weeds and phytophthora root-rot control.

Ty Boyd, a junior in horticulture science, said he attended the presentations to learn more about the new research and attended the session about growing big trees in containers.

“It’s just nice to see what other people are doing and using their trial and error,” he said.

Students also use the arboretum for preparation for classes.

Amanda Lee, a senior in agricultural extension, was at the arboretum taking pictures of plants for a test in her ornamental plants lab.

“We get a list of names and we have to know the Latin and common names,” she said. “We go either through here or the neighborhoods around campus.”