IJPB / Plant Observatory - Plant culture platform

The IJPB's OV-Plantes platform provides the scientific community with facilities dedicated to growing and monitoring plants under controlled conditions in greenhouses. It enables plant experiments to be carried out to meet a wide range of requirements in terms of climate control, biosafety and containment.

The OV-Plantes platform comprises around 3,000 m² of greenhouses and 300 m² of air-conditioned chambers, divided into containment levels C1, C2 and C3, including facilities approved to house genetically modified organisms and, after authorisation, quarantine organisms. The growth chambers allow precise control of environmental parameters (light, photoperiod, temperature, nutrition), while the greenhouses offer a wide range of experimental conditions.

Run by a dedicated team comprising a scientific manager, an operational manager, greenhouse technicians and maintenance staff, the OV-Plantes platform supports a large number of academic users and private partners every year, for projects ranging from the production of plant material to phenotyping, physiology and treatment evaluation experiments. The platform is integrated into the experimental infrastructure networks of the Université Paris-Saclay and contributes to shared plant biology research facilities.

The OV-Plantes platform is part of a socially responsible approach aimed at controlling the environmental impact of its activities. It is taking concrete steps to optimise the use of resources, in particular by reducing energy consumption, managing waste sensibly, using more efficient equipment and developing sustainable growing practices, such as integrated and biological pest management. This approach is also based on close collaboration with users, to encourage early and responsible organisation of experiments and sustainable use of infrastructures.

• Mr Christian MEYER
• Mr Lilian DAHURON
• Mr Hervé FERRY