The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is a
plant science
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
research company based in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
,
UK.
The NIAB group
The NIAB group consists of:
* NIAB
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NIAB EMR - a horticultural and agricultural research institute at East Malling, Kent, with a specialism in fruit and clonally propagated crop production. Joined the NIAB Group in 2016.
* NIAB CUF - a potato agronomy unit. Joined the NIAB Group in 2013.
* NIAB TAG - the arable group that joined in 2009
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BCPC - promotes the use of science and technology in the understanding and application of effective, sustainable crop production. Acquired by NIAB in 2018.
History
NIAB was founded in 1919 by
Sir Lawrence Weaver
Sir Lawrence Walter William Weaver (1876–1930) was an English architectural writer and civil servant.
Early years
Lawrence Weaver was the son of Walter and Frances Weaver of Clifton, Bristol. He was educated at Clifton College and was traine ...
. The original Huntingdon Road headquarters building was opened in 1921, by King George V and Queen Mary.
Regional centres
NIAB operates 11 regional centres
throughout England:
* Cambridge
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Morley (Norfolk)
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East Malling (Kent)
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Sutton Scotney
Sutton Scotney is a village in Hampshire, England, north of Winchester in the civil parish of Wonston.
It lies alongside the River Dever and is now bypassed by the A34 trunk road. It is notable for having been the site of numerous Spitfire crash ...
(Hampshire)
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Newton Abbot and Plumber Farm (Devon)
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Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
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Telford (Shropshire),
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Benniworth and
Kirton (Lincolnshire)
* Headley Hall (
Tadcaster
Tadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, east of the Great North Road, north-east of Leeds, and south-west of York. Its historical importance from Roman times onward was largely as the ...
, Yorkshire)
A 12th centre was expected to open at
Cirencester (Gloucestershire) in 2020.
References
External links
NIAB
Biological research institutes in the United Kingdom
Botanical research institutes
Research institutes in Cambridge
Research institutes established in 1919
1919 establishments in the United Kingdom
Partner institutions of the University of Cambridge
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