According to PlantUP implementation plan, specific research axes have been defined on which the proposed infrastructure is created. Specifically:
- Identification of desirable plant material (plants, seeds) of agricultural and pharmaceutical interest, collection, recording
- Identification, systematic identification and digitization of data (plant and reproductive material)
- Development of soil and hydroponic farming methods
- Development of diagnostic methods for the detection of harmful and beneficialplant health micro-organisms
- Plant pest study and development of response strategies
- Evaluation of the induction of plant defense mechanisms in pests
- Study of the defense mechanisms of plants against harmful organisms
- Development of extraction, chemical analysis and characterization methodologies
- Phytochemical study, isolation and identification of natural products
- Bioactivity and toxicity assessment of isolated natural products
- Developing and upgrading protocols on a pilot scale (emphasis on "green" techniques) and
- Manufacture of value added products with application in pharmaceuticals, in the manufacture of food supplements, agrochemicals and cosmetics
