Scientific research is at the core of the institutional mission of a botanic garden. The main fields of investigations 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 most productive cooperation of the botanic garden is with the PLANTSEED Lab of the Department of Biology (University of Pisa).
In 2018 we implemented in our botanic garden a collection displaying some specimens involved in research activities.
The species pertaining to the collection ‘Plants in research’ can be explored through our online documentation system, U-plant DISCOVER.
Below are listed some 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