Environmental Chambers
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Plant Modules
The Biotron Plant Module is located across two facilities: the fourth floor of the North Campus Building (NCB) and the ground floor of the Biotron Tower. Together, these facilities provide advanced controlled-environment research infrastructure for investigating how photosynthetic organisms respond and adapt to changing environmental conditions and climate change.
The Plant Module supports both fundamental and applied research, including the use of transgenic plants to investigate plant growth, development, physiology, and productivity. The facilities also enable researchers and industry partners to assess the potential ecological risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on wild and endemic species.
The Biotron Tower location houses four walk-in growth rooms and four reach-in environmental chambers. The NCB location houses ten reach-in and one walk-in growth chambers. Across both locations, researchers have access to highly specialized controlled-environment systems that allow the manipulation of CO₂ concentration, temperature, light intensity, and humidity. Environmental conditions can be maintained at constant levels or programmed to fluctuate, providing researchers with the flexibility to replicate a wide range of natural and future climatic conditions.
