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|name = The Scottish Crop Research Institute
|name = The Scottish Crop Research Institute
|logo = Scri.gif
|logo = Scri.gif
|established = 1987
|founded = 1987
|type = Registered Charity
|type = Registered Charity
|predecessor = Scottish Horticultural Research Institute <br />Scottish Plant Breeding Station
|predecessor = Scottish Horticultural Research Institute <br />Scottish Plant Breeding Station
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The '''Scottish Crop Research Institute''' more commonly known as the '''SCRI''' was a scientific institute located in [[Invergowrie]] near [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. As of April 2011, when SCRI merged with the [[Macaulay Institute|Macaulay Land Use Institute]] it is now part of The [[James Hutton Institute]].
The '''Scottish Crop Research Institute''' more commonly known as '''SCRI''' was a scientific institute located in [[Invergowrie]] near [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. {{asof|April 2011|post=,}} when SCRI merged with the [[Macaulay Institute|Macaulay Land Use Institute]] to form The [[James Hutton Institute]].


==History==
==History==


The institute was opened in 1951 in Invergowrie under the name '''Scottish Horticultural Research Institute''' (SHRI). In 1981, the SHRI merged with the [[Scottish Plant Breeding Station]] (SPBS), which at the time was located near [[Edinburgh]]. Operations of the SPBS moved to the institute's site at Invergowrie and became the Scottish Crop Research Institute.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/aboutus/history |title=SCRI - History |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Scottish Crop Research Institute}}</ref> In 1987 the institute accepted managerial responsibility for Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland, formerly the Scottish Agricultural Statistics Service.<ref name="history" /><ref>[http://www.bioss.ac.uk/ Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland Homepage]</ref> The commercial arm of the SCRI, Mylnefield Research Services, was launched in 1989.<ref name="history" /><ref>[http://www.mrsltd.com/ MRS ltd Homepage]</ref> In April 2011 SCRI merged with the [[Macaulay Institute|Macaulay Land Use Institute]] to form a new body, The [[James Hutton Institute]]. The [[chief executive]] of the new institute is Professor Iain Gordon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/newinstitute |title=New Institute, SCRI Macaulay merger |accessdate=29 October 2010 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Scottish Crop Research Institute |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722105727/http://www.scri.ac.uk/newinstitute/ |archivedate=22 July 2012 |df= }}</ref>
The institute was opened in 1951 in Invergowrie under the name '''Scottish Horticultural Research Institute''' (SHRI). In 1981, the SHRI merged with the [[Scottish Plant Breeding Station]] (SPBS), which at the time was located near [[Edinburgh]]. Operations of the SPBS moved to the institute's site at Invergowrie and became the Scottish Crop Research Institute.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/aboutus/history |title=SCRI - History |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Scottish Crop Research Institute}}</ref> In 1987 the institute accepted managerial responsibility for Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland, formerly the Scottish Agricultural Statistics Service.<ref name="history" /><ref>[http://www.bioss.ac.uk/ Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland Homepage]</ref> The commercial arm of the SCRI, Mylnefield Research Services, was launched in 1989.<ref name="history" /><ref>[http://www.mrsltd.com/ MRS ltd Homepage]</ref> In April 2011 SCRI merged with the [[Macaulay Institute|Macaulay Land Use Institute]] to form a new body, The [[James Hutton Institute]].


==Research==
==Research==


The SCRI has both staff and [[PhD]] students who do research into several different aspects of [[plant science]]. Research facilities include [[laboratories]], office space, [[glasshouses]], growth chambers and 172 [[hectares]] of land which is used for field work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/aboutus/facilities |title=SCRI Facilities |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=SCRI}}</ref> Research at SCRI is organised into four programmes: environment plant interactions, [[plant pathology]], [[genetics]] and plant products and food quality.<ref name="current">{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/research |title=Research Programmes at SCRI |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Scottish Crop Research Institute}}</ref> The institute carries out research funded by the [[Scottish Government]]'s "Programme 1" for profitable and sustainable agriculture and the co-ordinator of Programme 1 is staff member Professor Howard Davies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.programme1.net/ |title=Programme 1 |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |work= |publisher=SCRI and The Scottish Government}}</ref> The institute is also undertaking research into how [[climate change]] in Scotland will affect crop production,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/scri/file/cross%20cutting%20themes/Climate_change.pdf |title=Climate Change Research at the SCRI|accessdate=12 April 2009 |last=Newton |first=AC |author2=Gregory, PJ |year=2007 |work= |publisher=SCRI}}</ref> as the institute is involved with the Scottish Government's Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://openscotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/15115150/11 |title=Annex B - Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group: Membership |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |date=May 2008 |work= |publisher=Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group}}</ref>
The SCRI has both staff and [[PhD]] students who do research into several different aspects of [[plant science]]. Research facilities include [[laboratories]], office space, [[Greenhouse|glasshouses]], growth chambers and 172 [[hectares]] of land which is used for field work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/aboutus/facilities |title=SCRI Facilities |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=SCRI}}</ref> Research at SCRI is organised into four programmes: environment plant interactions, [[plant pathology]], [[genetics]] and plant products and food quality.<ref name="current">{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/research |title=Research Programmes at SCRI |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Scottish Crop Research Institute}}</ref> The institute carries out research funded by the [[Scottish Government]]'s "Programme 1" for profitable and sustainable agriculture and the co-ordinator of Programme 1 is staff member Professor Howard Davies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.programme1.net/ |title=Programme 1 |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |work= |publisher=SCRI and The Scottish Government}}</ref> The institute is also undertaking research into how [[climate change]] in Scotland will affect crop production,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scri.ac.uk/scri/file/cross%20cutting%20themes/Climate_change.pdf |title=Climate Change Research at the SCRI|accessdate=12 April 2009 |last=Newton |first=AC |author2=Gregory, PJ |year=2007 |work= |publisher=SCRI}}</ref> as the institute is involved with the Scottish Government's Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://openscotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/15115150/11 |title=Annex B - Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group: Membership |accessdate=12 April 2009 |last= |first= |date=May 2008 |work= |publisher=Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.scri.ac.uk/ Scottish Crop Research Institute]
*{{official website|http://www.scri.ac.uk/}}
*[http://www.hutton.ac.uk/ The James Hutton Institute]
*[http://www.hutton.ac.uk/ The James Hutton Institute]
*[http://groups.google.com/group/nvrs-hri-gg/web/arc-institutes#SHRI Units and Institutes of the Agricultural Research Council]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108052713/http://groups.google.com/group/nvrs-hri-gg/web/arc-institutes#SHRI Units and Institutes of the Agricultural Research Council]


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[[Category:Research institutes in Scotland]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Scotland]]

Latest revision as of 10:24, 7 January 2024

The Scottish Crop Research Institute
Company typeRegistered Charity
PredecessorScottish Horticultural Research Institute
Scottish Plant Breeding Station
Founded1987
DefunctMarch 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)
FateMerged
SuccessorThe James Hutton Institute
Headquarters
Dundee
,
Scotland
Key people
Peter Gregory
SubsidiariesMylnefield Research Services
Websitewww.scri.ac.uk

The Scottish Crop Research Institute more commonly known as SCRI was a scientific institute located in Invergowrie near Dundee, Scotland. As of April 2011, when SCRI merged with the Macaulay Land Use Institute to form The James Hutton Institute.

History

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The institute was opened in 1951 in Invergowrie under the name Scottish Horticultural Research Institute (SHRI). In 1981, the SHRI merged with the Scottish Plant Breeding Station (SPBS), which at the time was located near Edinburgh. Operations of the SPBS moved to the institute's site at Invergowrie and became the Scottish Crop Research Institute.[1] In 1987 the institute accepted managerial responsibility for Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland, formerly the Scottish Agricultural Statistics Service.[1][2] The commercial arm of the SCRI, Mylnefield Research Services, was launched in 1989.[1][3] In April 2011 SCRI merged with the Macaulay Land Use Institute to form a new body, The James Hutton Institute.

Research

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The SCRI has both staff and PhD students who do research into several different aspects of plant science. Research facilities include laboratories, office space, glasshouses, growth chambers and 172 hectares of land which is used for field work.[4] Research at SCRI is organised into four programmes: environment plant interactions, plant pathology, genetics and plant products and food quality.[5] The institute carries out research funded by the Scottish Government's "Programme 1" for profitable and sustainable agriculture and the co-ordinator of Programme 1 is staff member Professor Howard Davies.[6] The institute is also undertaking research into how climate change in Scotland will affect crop production,[7] as the institute is involved with the Scottish Government's Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "SCRI - History". Scottish Crop Research Institute. 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland Homepage
  3. ^ MRS ltd Homepage
  4. ^ "SCRI Facilities". SCRI. 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Research Programmes at SCRI". Scottish Crop Research Institute. 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Programme 1". SCRI and The Scottish Government. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  7. ^ Newton, AC; Gregory, PJ (2007). "Climate Change Research at the SCRI" (PDF). SCRI. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Annex B - Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group: Membership". Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder Group. May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
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