Plants are the basis of life. They convert sunlight into an inexhaustible supply of food and renewable raw materials. In addition, plants play a stabilising role in agriculture and natural ecosystems. They also perform an essential landscape function and have enormous ornamental value. Quite simply, people cannot survive without plants.
Plant Research International recognises the opportunities provided by plants, makes these capabilities applicable and increases the potential still further by finding new insights into the way plants function within their environment.
At the top of our agenda are: