Welcome to UCC Plant R & D Platform
Plants and plant derived products are essential to life on earth. Plants supply us with food, energy health and medicines. Plants also supply industry with raw materials and are a vital component of our natural environment.
The domestication of plants some 10,000 years ago was a key starting point of modern civilisation. However, we continue to be as heavily dependent on plants as ever. The vision of a sustainable future includes increased exploitation of our natural plant resources as a source of energy, oils, fibres and pharmaceuticals.
Here at University College Cork, there are a range of research teams undertaking both basic and applied research into plants and crops (across a range of departments and research institutes). This platform is intended to network plant researchers working both within and outside UCC through activities such as seminar series, visiting speakers, joint grant applications, collaborative projects etc.
Please read about their research underway, have a look at upcoming talks and seminars in this area, and get an idea of the wealth of diverse plant research activities underway in UCC, Ireland and internationally.
Plants and plant derived products are essential to life on earth. Plants supply us with food, energy health and medicines. Plants also supply industry with raw materials and are a vital component of our natural environment.
The domestication of plants some 10,000 years ago was a key starting point of modern civilisation. However, we continue to be as heavily dependent on plants as ever. The vision of a sustainable future includes increased exploitation of our natural plant resources as a source of energy, oils, fibres and pharmaceuticals.
Here at University College Cork, there are a range of research teams undertaking both basic and applied research into plants and crops (across a range of departments and research institutes). This platform is intended to network plant researchers working both within and outside UCC through activities such as seminar series, visiting speakers, joint grant applications, collaborative projects etc.
Please read about their research underway, have a look at upcoming talks and seminars in this area, and get an idea of the wealth of diverse plant research activities underway in UCC, Ireland and internationally.
