Wageningen Plant Research
Wageningen Plant Research conducts broad, applied scientific research into plants and their interaction with the environment – from the cellular to the system level. We apply plant science to support sustainable food production, biodiversity and a healthy living environment. This way, the institute contributes to sustainable agriculture and global food security through innovations in plant production and crop health. WPR also serves as a national knowledge centre and manages the Dutch genebank for crops.
Our locations
Wageningen Plant Research has multiple locations, all over The Netherlands.
About Wageningen Plant Research
Our research spans the full spectrum from fundamental plant science to practical solutions. We combine disciplines such as genetics, crop science, plant health, data science and systems thinking. Researchers at Wageningen Plant Research work in advanced laboratories and greenhouses as well as in field trials at experimental farms. This integrated approach generates both fundamental insights and directly applicable innovations – for instance, new resistant crop varieties and smart cultivation methods that support sustainable agriculture and global food security.
In our plant research at WUR, we work from clear focus areas in which societal challenges take center stage. By working in a multidisciplinary manner and taking an integrated approach to issues, we develop applicable solutions that contribute directly to impact in practice. Our focus areas serve as a guiding framework, through which we pool our expertise and purposefully address the greatest challenges of our time.
Wageningen Plant Research was formed through the merger of several Wageningen plant research institutes. Parts of WPR were previously known under names such as Plant Research International (PRI) and Applied Plant Research (PPO). Close cooperation with the fundamental research of Wageningen University’s chair groups ensures a strong link between fundamental and applied research within Wageningen University & Research.
Our laboratories and research processes meet strict national and international quality standards. Where relevant, our testing facilities are accredited – for example, for plant disease diagnostics. Wageningen Plant Research operates independently and transparently; for certain core tasks, such as the national management of plant genetic resources (CGN), WPR has been officially designated.
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