Theorto botanico Cascina Rosa recently renamed toorto botanico Città Studi (about 22,000 m2) is abotanical garden maintained by theUniversity of Milan, and located at the end of Via Camillo Golgi 18,Milan,Italy.
The garden was established on disused farmland in 2002 for research and education. Its primary research facilities are threegreenhouses that include a total of 10 separate compartments that support modern technology includingcryopreservation, molecular testing, etc. Current research includes genetic improvement ofrice, and exploration of useful genes inArabidopsis thaliana. The garden's grounds contain many labeled plants, lawns, a lake, and about 1 km of walking paths.
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