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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Research Plot 2
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = National Registered Historic Places NDSU Plot 2.JPG
| caption      =
| location     = Near jct. of Centennial Ave. and 18th St. N., North Dakota State University campus, Fargo, North Dakota
| locmapin     = North Dakota#USA
| built        = 1882
| builder      =
| architecture =
| added        = October 8, 1991
| area         = less than one acre
| refnum       = 91001474<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
'''Research Plot 2''', located near Centennial Ave. and 18th St. N. on the [[Organization:North Dakota State University|North Dakota State University]] campus in Fargo, North Dakota.  The plot was established in 1882 on land that was broken from native prairie sod.  It has been sown to spring wheat continuously since that date.  The plot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as '''Agricultural Research Site''', but has historically been known as Research Plot 2.<ref name=nris/>

The plot is known as the oldest continuously cultivated wheat field site used in research.  It is valuable for its long history because its soil is then particularly "ripe" with soil pathogens relevant for testing new varieties of wheat.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=91001474}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Research Plot 2 |author=A. A. Schneiter |date=August 14, 1991 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=91001474|title=accompanying three photos from 1990|photos=y}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Biology:Research Plot 30|Research Plot 30]], also NRHP-listed, nearby, famous as site of [[Biology:Flax|flax]] research
*Beatrice Willard Alpine Tundra Research Plots, Estes Park, Colorado, NRHP-listed

==References==
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[[Category:Wheat]]
[[Category:Phytopathology]]



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