Lincoln

Postal Address

Private Bag 4704
Christchurch Mail Centre
Christchurch 8140

Physical Address

Canterbury Agriculture & Science Centre
Gerald St
Lincoln 7608
New Zealand.

Tel: +64 3 977 7340

 

Our Lincoln site, 20km SW of Christchurch, is part of the Canterbury Agricultural and Science Centre and Plant & Food Research’s second largest. The site features an extensive research farm that used for a diversity of trials including developing sustainable production systems, new bioprotection technologies and to breed elite cultivars.

Key Facts

• ~180 staff
• Extensive laboratory and glasshouse facilities
• Extensive farm and seed storage buildings
• Purpose designed insect rearing rooms and quarantine facilities
• Food laboratories
• 160 ha of cropping land

Local Research Collaborations include:

• Bioprotection Research Centre (CoRE)

Areas of research include:

• Breeding Science
• Breeding Technologies
• Plant Genomics
• Biosecurity
• Bioprotection Technologies
• Plant Pathology & Mycology
• Applied Entomology
• Biological Chemistry & Bioactives
• Bioresources Engineering & Chemistry
• Food & Nutrition
• Food Solutions
• Crop & Fruit Production Systems
• Soil, Water & Environment
• Systems Modelling