Scientific research
Our research focuses mainly on our
collections of plants, both living and preserved, and scientific
literature. Full use is made of the extensive human knowledge base
and expertise in taxonomy and horticulture in the institute as a
whole. Research, documentation and conservation are all based on
the collections in the Gardens, curated and conserved through our
horticulture.
Horticultural activities
Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, is a multi-purpose activity, supporting the institution's research
programme and balancing this with a high-quality visitor amenity.
Our unrivalled living collections represent a resource for botanical
science world-wide, whether for pure scientific purposes or those
with economic potential. Most important of all, the living collections
and the horticultural skill that cares for them are a resource for
ex situ conservation of plant diversity and its integration
with habitat restoration and species reintroduction.
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News
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Billionth Seed Collected by the Millennium
Seed Bank
Collected
in Mali, the billionth seed to be banked is from an African bamboo, Oxytenanthera
abyssinica, a priority conservation species.
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Conference 16-17 April
2007
Plant Genome Horizons - Vistas and Visions -
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Oak
Processionary Moth Statement - October 2006
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Sympatric speciation in Howea palms on Lord Howe
Island
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DNA barcoding pages
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Tropical America research pages
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Orchid research pages
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Forest Loss Catastrophic for Wild Bamboo
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Wet Tropics Africa
The great tropical rainforests of Africa are some of the
most species-rich natural habitats in the world. New pages
outline the research Kew is undertaking in these areas.
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A resource discovery engine giving
access to multiple data sources via a single search.
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Find out about the Kew Library
collections by searching our catalogue, and gain access to
botany libraries worldwide.
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Threatened Plants of Madagascar Appeal
Join Friends of Kew in raising £250,000 to save
some of the world's most precious plants.
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Other Science news
A review of scientific news is published in our six-monthly
journal, Kew Scientist.
News archive
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