Research at the Botanical Garden
Research in the garden
The garden also conducts its own research activities, focusing on northern plant reproduction and hardiness, environmental research (landscaping, ornamental plants, endangered plants) and applied biotechnology as a part of plant production science. We constantly look new winterhardy ornamentals to Northern green areas and gardens. Finnish endangered wild plants are propagated to increase our ex situ -collection.
Tissue culture
The Botanical Garden has its own micropropagation laboratory where plants can be propagated and multiply in laboratory conditions.
Cryo presevation
Botanical Garden has cryopreservation equipment for the conservation of plant genetic resources, where plant material can be stored in liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees. The garden has developed cryopreservation protocols for several native endangered wild plants.
