Nature Collections
The Estonian University of Life Sciences houses over ten larger or smaller natural science collections. These include, for example, a herbarium of plants, a collection of fungi and insects, which are mainly used in research, as well as zoomedical collections, which are very necessary for veterinary studies. Our collections include the Soil Museum, where you can learn about the soil layers under our feet, as well as the variety reserve in Polli, which contains over 1,200 fruit and berry varieties. The hydrobiological collections contain tens of thousands of specimens of microscopic organisms living in water and an extensive photo collection of Estonian water bodies.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Botanical collections
Over 186,300 vascular plants and 37,600 moss specimens. The material dates from the early 19th century to the present day and has been collected from all over the world. The collection also in
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Zoological collections
Over 850,000 specimens. Mostly insects, but also arachnids, roundworms, etc. The first specimens collected date back to the beginning of the 19th century, the scope of the collections is global.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Mycological collections
200,000 mushroom specimens, 70,000 of which are from Estonia. We collect and store mushrooms both as dried fruiting bodies in a storage facility and by growing live mycelium on a medium.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Hydrobiological collections
A large amount of and very diverse material, mainly from Estonian inland waters. Plankton, benthos and plants are represented - in the form of wet samples, dry samples, preparations and photographs.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Soil museum
133 soil monoliths, 15,000 soil samples, maps, minerals etc provide an overview of Estonian soils, their properties and distribution. Photos and a digital collection help study soil changes over time.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Zoomedicum collections
The collection includes museums of anatomy, pathological anatomy, parasitology, and orthopedics, as well as historical artifacts, instruments, documents, photographs, and specialized literature.
Link avaneb uuel vahelehel Polli / Fruit genetical resources
The variety repository introduces varieties of fruit and berry crops grown in Estonia and promotes new domestic breeding, based on data from the collections of the Polli Horticultural Research Centre.
