Combining modern technologies with field and laboratory research, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow is one of the few institutions in India with the resources, collections, and expertise to develop the information needed to understand and manage plant diversity.

National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow is a multi-disciplinary plant research institute of international repute under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The institute has a wholesome expertise in plant biodiversity, biotechnology and bioinformatics, and is known for its outstanding contributions to enriching the knowledge base on India’s plant diversity, particularly in developing globally competent biotech and transgenic technologies, herbal products and digitized databases.

NBRI is equipped with state-of-art laboratories to support R&D in priority areas of plant diversity characterization, evaluation and documentation, including molecular analysis of genetic diversity, digitalized databases on plant resources, genomic and transgenic technologies, plant physiology, cell and tissue culture, virology, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and environmental biology. NBRI has a well-designed Botanic Garden spreads over 25 hectares with documented collections of about 5,000 indigenous and exotic plant species and varieties; a Herbarium with 2,54,195 reference collections of flowering and non-flowering plants of India and two Field Research Stations at Banthra, Library and IT services with intra and internet facilities.
The Botanical Garden of the Institute is well known all over the world. It is the third largest and one of the oldest Botanical gardens in India, spread over an area of 25 hectares. It is located along the southern bank of river Gomti at 26°55’ N latitude, 80°59’ E longitude and 113m altitude under subtropical climate. With a germplasm collection of over 5,000 taxa, representing 212 families, the botanical garden has a valuable genetic treasure of trees, shrubs and herbs of ornamental, economic, medicinal, aromatic and rare importance, originating from the indigenous and exotic areas, the magnificent plant wealth of this botanical garden provide a broad base/spectrum to carry scientific discovery, formulation of the conservation strategies and sustainable utilization of the plant diversity.

Botanic Garden of NBRI is known for its immense contributions to conservation and sustainable utilization of important plant resources of economic, ornamental, horticultural, biological, ecological, educational and recreational values. The garden has an excellent collection of 250 cultivars of roses; 105 cultivars of Gladiolus; 250 cultivars of Chrysanthemum; 185 cultivars of Bougainvillea; 35 races of Nelumbo nucifera (lotus); 35 taxa of Cycads; a fern house with 60 species of ferns and fern allies; a special conservatory for tropical and subtropical plants with 350 species/cultivars; Cactus cum Succulent house with 300 species/varieties; Palm house with 50 species; Arboretum with 200 species of trees and shrubs. The 'Touch and Smell Garden' for the blind with braille and audio systems at NBRI is a pride for our nation. Garden has adequate infrastructure for propogation, such as nurseries, green and glass houses, experimental plots, micropropogation unit, mist chambers and drip irrigation facilities. 

Our work at the National Botanical Research Institute is focused on:

§  Plant Biodiversity & Conservation Biology

§  Biomass Biology, Environmental Sciences and NBRI Field Stations

§  Genetics, Plant Breeding and Agrotechnology

§  Plant Microbial Interactions

§  Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering

§  Pharmacognosy & Ethnopharmacology

§  Phytochemistry

§  Floriculture & Botanic Garden

§  Biotechnology & Plants Physiology

§  National Repositories