Phytotron Operations: 2000-2004

Phytotron 运营：2000-2004

• 批准号: 9985877
• 负责人: James Reynolds
• 金额: $ 114.99万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-05-01 至 2004-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9985877&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Phytotron; Operations; 2000; 2004

The Duke University Phytotron - a national facility for controlled environment research on plants - was established in 1968 with funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Duke University. The Phytotron houses 48 artificially lighted controlled-environment (CE) growth chambers, six research glasshouses, offices, and laboratories for advanced research in environmental plant biology. These growth facilities permit precise control over environmental conditions, e.g., air temperature, light intensity and day length, nutrients, carbon dioxide, etc., which enables researchers to gain increased understanding of the complex interactions between plants and their environment. The mission of the Phytotron is to provide high-quality CE research space, expertise in performing CE research, and routine care of experimental plants to researchers from all over the United States.The Phytotron is also an important education resource to the scientific community. One-third of all of projects are performed by graduate students as part of their thesis research. Postdoctoral researchers account for 29% of all projects. The Phytotron conducts educational tours to groups from grade school to college age from both on campus and across the region. On average, 500 visiting scientists, students, and teachers tour the facility annually. Continued support for the Phytotron enhances NSF's investment in ecological research and will allow the Phytotron to continue and expand its role as a national facility for controlled-environment research and education.

杜克大学植物生长室--一个对植物进行受控环境研究的国家设施--成立于1968年，资金来自国家科学基金会（NSF）和杜克大学。Phytotron拥有48个人工照明的受控环境（CE）生长室，六个研究温室，办公室和实验室，用于环境植物生物学的高级研究。这些生长设施允许精确控制环境条件，例如，气温、光照强度和日照长度、营养物质、二氧化碳等，这使研究人员能够更多地了解植物与环境之间复杂的相互作用。人工气候室的使命是为来自美国各地的研究人员提供高质量的CE研究空间、进行CE研究的专业知识以及实验植物的常规护理。人工气候室也是科学界的重要教育资源。所有项目的三分之一是由研究生作为他们的论文研究的一部分。博士后研究人员占所有项目的29%。该Phytotron进行教育图尔斯团体从小学到大学年龄从校园和整个地区。平均每年有500名访问科学家，学生和教师参观该设施。 对Phytotron的持续支持增强了NSF在生态研究方面的投资，并将使Phytotron继续并扩大其作为受控环境研究和教育国家设施的作用。