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Outdoor building facade of the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement

The Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement

Expansive greenhouses, grow chambers and controlled environment technology for plant research applications

Advanced controlled environment technology for research

The following features are available at the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement


Borlaug Center facilities

  • Four 7500 sq. ft. greenhouses
  • 2700 sq. ft. head house
  • 1100 sq. ft. warehouse space for shipping and receiving  
  • 19 Conviron grow chambers
  • 11 PGC Flex/ reach in
  • 4 MTPS Flex /walk in
  • 4 BDW /walk in

Facility user information

A user manual for the automated precision phenotyping greenhouse and the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement is available for download by clicking below. Bagged Potting soil and consumable products are available for purchase at the Borlaug Center.

Plant growth and phenotyping facility user manual

Request space

Units within the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement are available for lease by researchers within The Texas A&M University System. Researchers interested in conducting studies in the Borlaug Center or the automated precision phenotyping greenhouse, please click below to fill out a request form.

Space request form

Borlaug Center location and photos

The following gallery and map show some of the interiors and the location of the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement.

Pots of dirt side by side in grid formation filling the image frame
Wide shot of green and dry plants side by side in glass greenhouse
Controlled pkant growth closet door opening to reveal plants, electrical environment control panel next to door
plant trays side by side in controlled growth closed under fluorescent lights
Green plants in rows in greenhouse
Wide shot of work table and lab equipment at the Borlaug center for Southern Crop Improvement
Wide shot of corn growing in greenhouse
Wide shot of corn growing in greenhouse

Borlaug Center location

Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement, College Station, TX 77845

Contact facility manager Troy Vann at troy.vann@ag.tamu.edu


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