Greenhouse Facilities
The Department maintains two large modern greenhouses and several
controlled environmental chambers for plant research and teaching. The
campus greenhouse is divided into four rooms that have supplemental HID
lighting, CO2 enrichment, and independent temperature controls. A
second greenhouse at the Great Lakes Research Facility houses faculty
research projects and most of
the Department's teaching collection of more than 600 species of plants,
which includes specimens for demonstrating plant evolution and
adaptation. The greenhouse maintains a collection of native plants
which is supplemented by 270 tree and shrub species planted throughout
the campus. An 11-acre conservancy area on campus is also available for
study.
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