National Botanical Research Institute
Encyclopedia
National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is a research institute of CSIR
in Lucknow
. It is engaged in the field of taxonomy
and modern biology
.
CSIR India
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research established in 1942, is an autonomous body and India's largest Research and Development organization, with 39 laboratories and 50 field stations or extension centers spread across the nation, with a collective staff of over 17,000...
in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
. It is engaged in the field of taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
and modern biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
.
History
- Originally conceptualized and set up as the National Botanic Gardens (NBG) by Professor Kailas Nath KaulKailas Nath KaulProfessor Kailas Nath Kaul , FLS was an Indian botanist, agronomist, agricultural scientist, horticulturist, herbalist, and naturalist, and a world authority on Arecaceae in the 1950s...
on behalf of the State Government of Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, it was taken over by the CSIR in 1953. - Dr Triloki Nath KhoshooTriloki Nath KhoshooTriloki Nath Khoshoo was a world-renowned environment scientist and an able administrator...
joined in 1964 as the Assistant Director, shortly afterwards becoming the Director. - Initially engaged in research work 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.
- Due to the untiring efforts of Dr KhoshooTriloki Nath KhoshooTriloki Nath Khoshoo was a world-renowned environment scientist and an able administrator...
, the institute rose to the stature of being the National Botanical Research Institute in 1978, reflecting the correct nature and extent of its aims and objectives, functions and R & D activities. - Sikandar BaghSikandar BaghSikandar Bagh , formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, approx. 150 yards square, c. 4.5 acres, located in the city of Lucknow, Oudh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by the...
is a famous and historic pleasure garden, located in t
Achievements
- NBRI developed a new variety of bougainvilleaBougainvilleaBougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus...
, named Los Banos Variegata-Jayanthi.