Security Greenhouse

This facility is designed specifically for the controlled growth of transgenic plants. As a result, there are special procedures in place to stop the release of transgenic pollen and seeds from this facility. Before you get access to this facility you must:

1. Register at http://register.upsc.se
2. Read and understand the information in this document (UPSC General Rules, Access, and Security for Greenhouse and Arabidopsis Growth Rooms, incl. appendices).
3. Take part in one of the greenhouse introduction tours conducted by the following persons: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
4. Confirm that you understood and will comply with the described rules and safety regulations.

The facility managers will subsequently inform one of the "GMO safety officers" at the two departments, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (SLU) and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (UmU), who will grant you access.

Arabidopsis growth rooms

Charges for these growth rooms are based on a flat fee per tray per growth cycle. The rooms can take 16 trays per shelf on 6 shelves per room.

Charges have been set to:

Long-day rooms: 200:- per tray
Short-day rooms: 300:- per tray
Arabidopsis greenhouse Floor 5: 200:- per tray

Poplar greenhouses Floor 5

Charges are the same like in the Wallenberg greenhouse:

45:- per table per day

If you had the greenhouse Introduction and are registered (https://www.upsc.se/Register) you can book growth room space at: https://growthrooms.upsc.se

• When a room is available for bookings, it will be announced by mail to the “UPSC all” mailing list.
• You are limited to book up to four trays per room.
• In case you need to book more than four trays, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
  Please don’t book more space than you have need for!
• You can place your trays in a room up to 10 days when it is open for new plants again, after cleaning.
• If you are not able to place your trays within that time, you are not allowed to place them at all. In that case, book a place in another room (they open within two weeks usually).

Schematic room map of a growth room showing the availalbe number of shelves and trays

After the bookings close

• You can´t book or delete bookings.
• Your PI will be charged for the booked space, even if you don´t use it
• Bookings after the official period for booking has expired may in certain cases be made, but it is an exception. Such bookings will cost an extra fee.

You can see your booked positions when logged in to the Growth Rooms application or on the touchscreen within the facility on floor 4.

The Growth facility consists of 8 growth rooms with bookable space (Growth room space must be booked before use). Six of these rooms feature long day condition (light period is 16hours long) and two feature short day condition (light period is 8hours long) with a day temperature of ~22°C and a night temperature of ~18°C.

Additionally, a greenhouse room with less controlled long day settings is available.

To allow the completion of the life cycle of Arabidopsis, and reducing the danger of infections, the rooms open and close on a ¨rotating basis¨. This means that the time to place new plants in a LD-room is limited to 10 days and then closed for new plants until the cleaning 3 month later. Therefore, every room should contain Arabidopsis in the same stage.

LD (long day, 16h light) rooms:

• Six rooms, placed on floor 4
• Room 1-3 + 8: 06.00-22.00, Room 5: 05:30-21:30, Room 7: 05:45-21:45
• The growth cycle in LD rooms is 3 months. The rooms are cleaned, and heat decontaminated between cycles.
• The booking is open for 22 days, 12 days before the room is reopened for new plants, and 10 days after - this is when you place your trays.

SD (short day, 8h light) rooms:

• Room 9 + 6: 08.00-16.00, placed on floor 3 and floor 4
• The growth cycle in SD rooms is 6 months. The rooms are cleaned, and heat decontaminated between cycles.
• The booking starts 12 days before the room is opened
• The booking timeframe is 3 months, and you can place your trays during that time.

LD (long day, 16h light) Greenhouse room no. 4:

• One room, placed on floor 5.
• The growth cycle in greenhouse room 4 is 6 months and it is used for Arabidopsis.
• Make your booking on the booking list placed on the door.
• Booking and placing trays is continuously possible if they are pest, mildew and mold free!
• This room will be cleaned and steamed every 6 months.
• This is a greenhouse room, and it is not possible to control the settings to the same extent as in the LD rooms on floor 4.

Please note the cleaning date before you place your booking.

Room 10 on floor 3 is only available for in vitro culture or cell suspensions.
The setting is on long days, 16h light with the timing: 07:00-23:00. Temperature (day/night) 22°C/18°C.

The in vitro room is inspected weekly and deep cleaning will be done once per year in December.