The Seven Research Themes of the Science and Technology Programme.
We use fundamental and applied approaches to elucidate seed traits in hundreds of species per year, regularly updating our Seed Information Database to communicate results to the wider community.
Many of these studies are comparative in nature, allowing analyses of seed traits in relation to ecology and evolution, as part of Kew’s Large Scale Synthesis Science Team. Recent examples of such meta analyses include studies on seed mass, programmed cell death, and seed desiccation sensitivity.
In addition to MSBP funding, our projects are supported by grants from Defra, the Darwin Initiative, the Leverhulme Trust, and the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (E.U. COST) action.
Contact:: Dr Ilse Kranner
Research Themes
Climate and reproductive biology