Date of Estb.: 1953

CSIR National Botanical Research Institute¸ Lucknow

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The CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) - is amongst one of the constituent research institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)¸ New Delhi. Originally set up as the National Botanic Gardens (NBG) by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)¸ it was taken over by the CSIR in 1953. Though¸ initially engaged in research in the classical botanical disciplines¸ the NBG went on laying an increasing emphasis¸ in keeping with the national needs and priorities in the field of plant sciences¸ on its applied and developmental research activities. A time came when it was felt that the name NBG no longer projected the correct nature and extent of its aims and objectives¸ functions and R & D activities. Consequently¸ the NBG was renamed as the NBRI¸ i.e.¸ The National Botanical Research Institute in 1978. This name has since correctly reflected the distinctive character and the R & D activities of this applied botanical institution only of its type in the country.