Scottish Crop Research Institute

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The Scottish Crop Research Institute or SCRI is a research institution dedicated to research in crop science.

SCRI is situated in Invergowrie on the north bank of the River Tay, in an agricultural area to the west of Dundee. The 400 staff and students are employed between the SCRI and University of Dundee in well equipped research laboratories, glasshouses and field facilities.

1 What SCRI does
2 Mission and vision
3 Staff
4 External links

[edit] What SCRI does

Research SCRI focuses on processes that regulate the growth of plants and their responses to pests, pathogens and the environment. It includes genetics to breed crops with improved quality and nutritional value as fast as possible. By understanding the plant's responses to pests and diseases and how they react to the soil, air and water around them, environmentally friendly and sustainable methods of protecting crops from the ravages of pests, diseases and weeds are developed.

SCRI aims to improve crop quality and utilisation by the application of conventional and molecular genetic techniques and novel agronomic practices; and to develop environmentally benign methods of protecting crops from depredations by pests, pathogens and weeds.

[edit] Mission and vision

SCRI is Scotland's leading institute for research on plants and their interactions with the environment, particularly in managed ecosystems. The research products are internationally recognised.

As such, the institute's mission is to conduct excellent research in plant and environment sciences. SCRI's objective is to deliver innovative products, knowledge and services that enrich the life of the community and address the public goods of sustainability and high quality and healthy food.

[edit] Staff

More than 400 people work at SCRI, from graduate scientists and visiting workers to support staff and students.

Training is provided for PhD students and visitors from overseas by senior research scientists at SCRI who supervise postgraduate students from universities throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK and from around the world.