Equipment

The Plant Growth Centre has a wide range of possibilities to monitor plant (growth) parameters.

Plant Growth Analysis:

• Continuous Camera System for monitoring plant movement
• Transducers for measuring leaf / petiole growth
• Extensometers for measuring cell wall extensibility

Hormone Analysis:

• Ethylene GC ppb-level detection
• Photoacoustic ethylene detector online ppt-level detection

Gaseous Molecules Mixing System:

• Ethylene / low oxygen ( N₂ ) / CO₂  in growth cabinets and desiccators

Light Treatment System:

• R / FR LED boxes
• Light filtering (Lee/Rosco filters)

Photosynthesis Analysis:

• Gas Exchange measurements:
  - Leaf Chamber devices for photosynthesis measurements
  - Whole Plant devices for photosynthesis measurements
  - Portable photosynthesis equipment for measurements on location
• ​Fluorescence Fv / Fm fluorescence capacity of individual leaves