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Department
Greenhouses
and Controlled Environment Rooms and Chambers:
Among
greenhouses a new experimental greenhouse was
constructed in 2003 is outstanding for its modernity.
The total area of the building of 340 m2
is divided into five equal vegetation units, each
of the surface area of 43 m2, and a common
service area that leads to each unit and in which
management system is centrally located. All five of
greenhouse units are equipped with irrigation system
with the possibility of fustigation. Application of
different water and fertilization regimes are possible
in the units. A system for collecting effluents useful
for their return into the breeding system (recycling,
regeneration of the previous feeding solution) is
installed in three of the five units. This greenhouse,
as well as other older greenhouses, is used for a
series of experiments, of researchers from the Institute,
who want to ensure the experimental conditions of
controlled irrigation and plant nutrition, and research
not hampered by adverse weather conditions. Among
the beneficiaries are primarily scientists who deal
with new technologies in vegetable crops, plant nutrition
and physiology of plants.
Greenhouse
for virus free citrus reproduction was built in 2002.
Its surface area is 1024 m2 (16x64 m).
It is intended for preservation of pre-identification
citrus plantations, with the aim of maintaining a
healthy plant material. It allows partial thermal
insulation, aeration, preventing entry of insects
into the building, irrigation and fertigation.
As
a form of protected areas Institute also posses controlled
environment rooms and vegetation chambers
that are used for growing plants in fully controlled
conditions (temperature, light, humidity). In addition
to studying the growth and development of plants,
if required by the needs of research, other living
organisms, such as insects and fungi are bred in there.
Besides vegetation chamber CONVIRON PGV36 which is
outstanding for its modernity and technical performance,
there are also two smaller vegetative chambers (Kambic
RK-900CH and Nuve TK-120) and three control environment
rooms.
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