Mission Statement
The Plant Teaching and Research Facility plays an important role in supporting the university's objective by "engaging the mind and elevating the spirit." Through Research, Teaching, and Extension, we sharpen the university's focus by:
- Maintaining and managing a diverse living reference collection of plants.
- Providing space, expertise and technical assistance to world-class biologists.
- Supporting the goals of institutions worldwide by contributing to the free exchange of plant material for research and educational purposes.
- Conserving rare, threatened and endangered plants.
- Serving as a repository for genetic stocks of plants with anticipated
as well as proven value to humanity.