The PO-Plant Facilities hosts glasshouses and growth chambers dedicated to the production of high-quality material for IJPB research projects. It is also available upon request for public and private laboratories.
Biological Question
The PO-Plant Facilities is dedicated to the production of high-quality material for research projects developed at IJPB or in associated laboratories. It also allows amplifying seed collections for internal storage or distribution to the national and international scientific communities. Our capacities allow the phenotypic evaluation of plants in soil or in vitro, in a wide range of fully controlled environmental conditions, under all levels of biological confinement (up to quarantine organisms).
Models, tools and methods
The PO-Plant Facilities offers an ensemble of high-standard plant growth facilities consisting of:
> 14 glasshouses (1 at the S3 biosecurity level, 8 at S2 level, and 5 at S1 level) covering a total of 3,500 m2
> 15 fully programmable growth chambers (13 at S2 level, and 2 at S3 level) covering a total of 300 m2
> 80 m2 of lysimeter boxes
> 100 m2 of in vitro growth chambers located within the laboratory buildings.
Plants grown currently include laboratory models such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, Nicotiana benthamiana, as well as crops of agronomical interest (maize, pea, rapeseed, tomato, etc). These facilities are managed by technical and centralized management. The PO-Plant Facilities comprises 12 permanent staff members.
Societal and economical impacts
The PO-Plant Facilities can be used by all at IJPB. It also provides services for public or private laboratories that do not have sufficient infrastructure, in particular when dealing with confinement conditions and quarantine organisms.
The PO-Plant Facilities is dedicated to the production of high-quality material for research projects developed at IJPB or in associated laboratories. It also allows amplifying seed collections for internal storage or distribution to the national and international scientific communities. Our capacities allow the phenotypic evaluation of plants in soil or in vitro, in a wide range of fully controlled environmental conditions, under all levels of biological confinement (up to quarantine organisms).
Models, tools and methods
The PO-Plant Facilities offers an ensemble of high-standard plant growth facilities consisting of:
> 14 glasshouses (1 at the S3 biosecurity level, 8 at S2 level, and 5 at S1 level) covering a total of 3,500 m2
> 15 fully programmable growth chambers (13 at S2 level, and 2 at S3 level) covering a total of 300 m2
> 80 m2 of lysimeter boxes
> 100 m2 of in vitro growth chambers located within the laboratory buildings.
Plants grown currently include laboratory models such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, Nicotiana benthamiana, as well as crops of agronomical interest (maize, pea, rapeseed, tomato, etc). These facilities are managed by technical and centralized management. The PO-Plant Facilities comprises 12 permanent staff members.
Societal and economical impacts
The PO-Plant Facilities can be used by all at IJPB. It also provides services for public or private laboratories that do not have sufficient infrastructure, in particular when dealing with confinement conditions and quarantine organisms.
PHOTOS
Platform Heads:
Lilian Dahuron & Jean Rigah