Research Greenhouses

Construction on the new research greenhouses for the Rice University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department has been completed.  The greenhouse facilities contain five independent modules, each containing a programmable automatic watering and fertilization system.

These greenhouses are an important addition to the well-equipped research areas that are already housed in the adjacent modern facilities that include state-of-the-art laboratories.

The greenhouse complex will house a variety of research projects, from experiments examining the genetics and ecology of invasive plants to studies probing the intricacies of plant-fungus cooperation. In addition, the greenhouse will host a “teaching collection” of native and exotic herbs, shrubs, and vines for use in undergraduate botany and ecology classes.