Plant Research International

Innovative, market-oriented and driven by scientific curiosity

Plant Research International is a financially independent not-for-profit research institute. Plant Research International is the ideal choice for clients and partners that place a premium on top quality research. We combine leading-edge scientific research with innovation and an acute eye for business. In addition, we offer you next-generation facilities and technologies, plus a genuine global outlook.

The research facilities at Plant Research International are among the most modern in the world. They range from laboratories with robotic genomics equipment to greenhouses and growing rooms that are customized to research requirements. Sophisticated communication systems offer maximum security within a fully automated research environment.

By integrating knowledge in the fields of genetics and reproduction, crop protection, crop ecology and agricultural systems, Plant Research International offers a host of fresh perspectives to industry and public institutions, agriculture, horticulture, and agro-ecosystems linked to landscape and nature development. From genes through to ecosystems, the entire research chain for plants and their environment is covered by one dedicated company. An organization committed to meeting the needs of the market in the broadest possible sense.

With clients and research partners from around the world, Plant Research International generates added-value through competitive advantage for private companies or supporting governments creating a sustainable economy. The core agenda of our company:

• The further ecologisation of agricultural and horticultural chains, for example by developing better adapted crops, improved cultivation methods and a new generation of plant protection methods;

• The characterisation of genes, gene functions and biosynthesis routes, in order to create new and improved products with high added value;

• New production systems that meet the requirements of society.

Visit our website and contact us at: http://www.pri.wur.nl/uk/

The DNA-sequencing, genotyping and bio-informatics services for the industry are listed under http://www.greenomics.com.

SEEDS

Farmers all over the world share one concern: how to get the best seed and planting material for next season's crops. Propagation material of high quality is a prerequisite for a crop that is superior in quantity and quality. Plant Research International cooperates with a number of partners in Wageningen Seed Centre (WSC).

WSC is an alliance of five scientific institutions in Wageningen: Plant Research International, the departments of Plant Breeding, Plant Physiology and the Crop and Weed Ecology Group of Wageningen University (WU) and the International Agricultural Centre (IAC).

WSC develops and transfers expertise in all fields related to seed technology and seed related issues.

Wageningen Seed Centre's academic and training staff has expertise in virtually every field, ranging from the basics of plant improvement to issues concerning seed legislation.

• Biotechnology

• Seed production and quality management

• Seed technology

• Seed quality control, including seed health

• Seed legislation and seed policy

• Genetic resources and biodiversity

• Plant breeding

Wageningen Seed Centre (WSC, http://www.seedcentre.nl ) acts as a collaborating partner or as a consultant in setting up and conducting scientific research programs. These programs may concern fundamental research or they may have an applied character. WSC assists in the development of machinery or devices that are required for specific research tasks. In project management, WSC covers all steps of the project cycle, including identification, formulation, execution and evaluation of project activities. 

Examples of such activities are the involvement of WSC in seed projects in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Yemen.

For all your seed research and consultancy questions contact: joost.vanderburg@wur.nl, ISTA representative of the Netherlands