The Knowledge Park at SLU

Sweden - Uppsala - Uppsala

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About the The Knowledge Park at SLU

The Knowledge Park is a facility dedicated to teaching and research about plants and landscaping within the field of built environment in Sweden at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala.

Main Address:
The Knowledge Park at SLU
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU
Almas Allé 11
Uppsala
Uppsala 75651 Sweden

Telephone: +46 18-67 14 86
Fax:
URL: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/locations/slu-uppsala/knowledge-garden/
Primary Email: kunskapsparken@slu.se

Staff Details

Director's Name: John Lööf Green
Curator's Name:
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 2
Educational Staff Number: 6
Research Staff Number: 1
Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

Institution Type: Other
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: State: Yes
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: No
Status: Trust: No
Date founded: 1989
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: No
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 2 Hectares
Total Area: 2 Hectares
Latitude: 59.816068
Longitude: 17.663398
Annual Rainfall: 550 mm
Altitude: 30.00 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: SLU Kunskapsparken
Local Address: Almas allé 11 756 51 Uppsala
Locality: City: Uppsala
Locality: State: Uppsala län

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: No
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: No
Published Plant Catalogue: No
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: No
Retail Outlet: Shop: No
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Volunteers: 40

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 2000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 1041
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: No
ABS Policy: No
Plant Collection Policy: No

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: No
Medicinal Plant Programme: No
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: No
Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Horticulture: Yes
Urban Environments: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: No
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: No
Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
Guided Tours: Yes
Special Exhibitions: No
Courses for School Children: No
Courses for University/College Students: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: No

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