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Plant Sciences Research Facility
This facility was
constructed in two stages from 1996 - 1998. The first stage included
four independently controlled greenhouse bays, a headhouse, a growth
chamber room, and two offices. This portion of the facility was paid for
by ISU and by a grant from the J.R. Simplot Company. Simplot has access
to two greenhouse bays for their research.
The second stage added a
research laboratory, a 120-seat lecture room, and a teaching laboratory.
Funds for this portion of the facility were provided by ISU (for the
classrooms) and by a grant from the Murdock Charitable Trust (for the
research laboratory). Major equipment purchases for this facility were
funded by the National Science Foundation, the Murdock Charitable Trust,
the Department of Energy, and the J.R. Simplot Company. Research
equipment housed in the facility includes walk-in and reach-in growth
chambers, soil sterilization equipment, a root washer, a leaf area
meter, an electronic balance, drying ovens, a microscope, computers, and
supplemental lighting in three greenhouse bays.
The Plant Sciences
facility is managed by Sunshine Denney (236-4776,
dennsuns@isu.edu). |
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