Access to vertical farming unit

The vertical farming unit (VIS) is a closed-loop vertical farming unit that is completely isolated from the outside air and features automated and adjustable climate control. Among other things, the unit enables the implementation of various experimental setups related to vertical farming.

The service is primarily intended for researchers and research groups to carry out various studies. The service includes the VIS unit with its equipment and experimental arrangements carried out by professional staff. The service includes preparing the VIS room and equipment for the experiment, making observations during the experiment if necessary, collecting samples and performing any necessary pre-processing in a designated area, collecting and managing the data produced in the experiment, delivering the results, and dismantling the experimental setup after the experiment.

A separately reservable mobile plant phenotyping device is also available, which can be adapted for working with plants of various sizes and growth habits. It offers tools for chlorophyll fluorometry, thermal imaging, and RGB imaging. Diagnostics based on chlorophyll fluorescence allow for monitoring plant activity during growth.

Observation of experiments, collection of biological samples, and preprocessing as agreed.

Researchers, research groups, research communities, research networks, research projects, research managers, research organizations, students, innovators, companies, service providers, funders, decision-makers.

• Physical, remote or hybrid access.
• Minimum reservation duration: 1 week / entire unit

• Importing plant diseases, pests, and GMO plant material is only allowed in accordance with legislation and through separate case-by-case negotiations.
• Importing harmful invasive species is prohibited, and the import of other non-native species must be agreed upon separately.
• Use of chemicals must be negotiated separately.
• Plant health of plant materials brought in from elsewhere must always be verified with plant health certificates.
• Research must not cause long-term harm or reduce the usability of the research infrastructure after the study period.

• Describe the environmental conditions required for your experiment as precisely as possible, for example: desired lighting type, intensity, spectrum, blackout, temperature
• Space required for the experiment (m² / number of plants)
• Necessary special equipment
• Plant species and growing medium used in the experiment
• Details related to plant care, irrigation, and fertilization
• Description of experimental treatments, observation collection, and required monitoring data