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Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station

Greenhouses

Plant production platform (SERRES - Greenhouses)

 

Scientific manager: Grégoire Freschet (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Technical manager: Emmanuel De La Forest (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

General presentation

The greenhouse platform provides the community with equipment for the production and characterisation of plant material.

It can also host projects involving the manipulation of non-plant organisms.

Projects are supported by on-site technical assistance (full-time research engineer).

 

Infrastructures

Glasshouse: 12 cells of 40 m2 (full climate control: temperature and light, automatic watering)

Tunnel greenhouse: 130m2 of bare soil or covered soil, protected by anti-insect netting

Open field: 1000m2 (soil preparation possible)

 

Equipment

Weather station.

CO2 and light radiation measurement.

Soil preparation and sieving.  

Scanner, ovens and scales for morphometric phenotyping of plants.

Grinders (plant and soil).

 

Simplified pricing

Basic rental rate for 40m2 cells: €396 excl. tax/month.

  • Examples of public and private collaborations: SYNERSYS (Labex TULIP), MicroPEP, ORTOBOX (INRAE / CASDAR)