Scientific research is at the core of the institutional mission of a botanic garden. The main fields of investigation in which the Botanic Garden and Museum of the University of Pisa is involved are:
- Systematics, Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Biodiversity and Floristics
- Phytochemistry
- Conservation and Climate Change
- History of Botany
The Botanic Garden’s most productive collaboration is with the PLANTSEED Lab of the Department of Biology (University of Pisa).
In 2018 we established a dedicated collection displaying selected specimens involved in research activities.
The species included in the ‘Plants in research’ collection can be explored through our online documentation system, U-plant DISCOVER.
Below is a selection of references detailing the research activities carried out or supported by the Botanic Garden and Museum:
[PRESENTATION, 2024, EN] The Botanic Garden and Museum of the University of Pisa: five centuries of botanical research, from simples to new frontiers
[ARTICLE, 2023, EN] A comprehensive approach to improving endemic plant species research, conservation, and popularization
[PRESENTATION, 2023, EN] Plant collections at the service of research
[ARTICLE, 2022, IT] Orto e Museo Botanico dell’Università di Pisa: un’istituzione da sempre al servizio della divulgazione e ricerca botanica
[ABSTRACT, 2020, IT] L’Orto Botanico di Pisa al servizio della ricerca sulla diversità vegetale