The OPGC facilities include both laboratory, greenhouse, and field components. This gallery provides a small tour of our facilities.
Greenhouse
Greenhouse
Our greenhouse has 9 compartments, each with independent control systems that allow us to provide a humid environment for propagation, or a cool-dry environment for maintenance of our Pelargonium clonal collection, for example.
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Greenhouse compartment
Greenhouse compartment
The greenhosue facility includes 8 compartments that can be individually controlled to provide appropriate environmental conditions.
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Humidity chamber for propagation and ex-vitro plants
Humidity chamber for propagation and ex-vitro plants
A high humidity chamber is used to propagate begonias and to slowly acclimate plants transferred from tissue culture.
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Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
We have 60 raised beds, each 4'x8', at the Waterman nursery. We share the space with a container area for growing native Ohio trees.
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Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
Raised beds at the Waterman nursery have metal frames around them that allow us to introduce insect-proof screens or on occasion, shade cloth.
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Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
Raised beds at Waterman Nursery
The raised beds at the Waterman Nursery are used both for characterization and seed production. We sometimes provide partial shade conditions for accessions that prefer woodland habitat types for normal growth.
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Nursery at Waterman
Nursery at Waterman
The nursery at Waterman consists of about 2.8 acres (1.1 hectares) of gravel-covered surface, enclosed in a rabbit-proof fence. There are 60 raised beds and approximately 5000 sqfeet (464 sq meters) of area dedicated to growing woody plants with controlled irrigation.