This 1,200 sq. The central room is temperature and humidity controlled and contains 500 sq. There are also 22 linear feet of laminar air flow hoods for culture transfer and propagation. This facility is used cooperatively by faculty in many departments including Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Physiology, Agricultural Engineering, and others. Over 16,000 sq.
Most houses have automatic watering and fertilization systems and raised benches.
The greenhouses service researchers in floriculture, woody ornamentals, fruits, and vegetables, as well as supporting teaching efforts in these same areas. Adjacent to the Poole greenhouse range is a 2,400 sq. There is also a small area for teaching. These are covered with experimental plastic films that may influence plant growth and are controlled and monitored by an Argus computer system. The Department of Horticulture is fully Macintosh oriented, with the exception of certain IBM clones that service laboratory equipment.