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About
CSIR-
NBRI...
The
CSIR-National
Botanical
Research
Institute
(NBRI)
–
is
amongst
one
of
the
constituent
research
institutes
of
the
Council
of
Scientific
and
Industrial
Research
(CSIR),
New
Delhi.
Originally
set
up
as
the
National
Botanic
Gardens
(NBG)
by
the
State
Government
of
Uttar
Pradesh
(U.P.),
it
was
taken
over
by
the
CSIR
in
1953.
Though,
initially
engaged
in
research
in
the
classical
botanical
disciplines,
the
NBG
went
on
laying
an
increasing
emphasis,
in
keeping
with
the
national
needs
and
priorities
in
the
field
of
plant
sciences,
on
its
applied
and
developmental
research
activities.
A
time
came
when
it
was
felt
that
the
name
NBG
no
longer
projected
the
correct
nature
and
extent
of
its
aims
and
objectives,
functions
and
R
&
D
activities.
Consequently,
the
NBG
was
renamed
as
the
NBRI,
i.e.,
The
National
Botanical
Research
Institute
in
1978.
This
name
has
since
correctly
reflected
the
distinctive
character
and
the
R
&
D
activities
of
this
applied
botanical
institution
only
of
its
type
in
the
country.
R
&
D
Areas
and
Infrastructure...
The
aims
and
objectives
of
the
Institute
are
pursued
through
various
projects
distributed
among
the
following
six
broad
areas
of
R
&
D
supported
by
S&T
support
services
for
their
respective
activities:
1.
Plant
Diversity,
Systematics
and
Herbarium
2.
Pharmacognosy,
Phytochemistry
and
Product
Development
3.
Plant
Ecology
and
Environment
Technologies
4.
Molecular
Biology
and
Biotechnology
5.
Plant
Genetic
Resources
and
Improvement
6.
Botanical
Garden,
Plant
Conservation
and
Agrotechnologies
Objectives....
Basic
and
applied
research
on
plant
diversity
and
prospection,
plant-environment
interaction
and
biotechnological
approches
for
plant
improvement.
Development
of
technologies
for
new
plant
and
microbial
sources
of
commercial
importance
Building
up
germplasm
repository
of
plants
of
indigenous
and
exotic
origin,
including
rare,
endangered
and
threatened
species
Providing
expertise
and
assistance
for
identification,
supply
and
exchange
of
plants
and
propagules,
garden
layout
and
landscaping
Dissemination
of
scientific
knowledge
and
technologies
on
plants
and
microbial
resources
through
publications,
training,
capacity
building
and
extension
activities
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