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Light testing — Angelo Suliguin measuring light-use efficiency of various plants. Photo credit: Vera Velasco, 2022

Marcus Luk testing LI-600 on Douglas-fir needles. Photo credit: Vera Velasco, 2021

Conifer physiology research during COVID19 pandemic
Photo credit: Vera Velasco, 2020

Andrew Yu growing clover to use for growth light testing soon. Photo credit: Vera Velasco, 2021

Simmi Vasta growing Douglas-fir seedlings for light use analysis. Photo credit: Vera Velasco, 2021

Plant physiology in action. Photo credit: Alison Dias, 2018

Soil prep and planting. Photo credit: Marc Johnson, 2019

Germinating plants in RGH. Photo credit: Marc Johnson, 2019

Happy plants. Photo credit: Marc Johnson, 2019

Some of biological questions being addressed at the UTM Growth Facilities:

How will long-lived conifer species adapt to future climate?
How will climate change affect the ecology of plant defence against herbivores?
What is the regulatory pathway that drives carbon towards terpenoids synthesis?
How do insect cells communicate with one another in order to produce an appropriate physiological and behavioral response?