Phytotron
Built in 1997, the Queen's University Phytotron includes 6 climate-controlled greenhouse compartments (zones), 26 environmental growth chambers, a prep room and a lab. Environmental control systems enable users to maintain precise conditions for plant research and other biological applications.
I put on a white lab coat, blue boot covers and a hair net to photograph this giant greenhouse on the rooftop of the Biology Department at Queen’s University, for Queen’s Alumni Review Magazine.
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