Texas A&M Phenotyping Facility

Advanced sensor technology to supplement agricultural crops

Wide shot of robot arm in glass greenhouse moving over tops of corn stalks

Automated precision phenotyping greenhouse

Automated sensor technology for precision plant research applications

Advanced technology for precision plant research

The Automated Precision Phenotyping Greenhouse utilizes advanced sensors, robotics and controlled environment technologies to precisely monitor and supplement agricultural crops in health, yield, nutrition, and stress tolerance in a wide range of environmental conditions.

This complex of five adjacent greenhouses aims to enhance research and industry understanding of crops and their unique growth patterns. The technologies developed here will serve the enhancement of plant traits and the evolution of our food systems to meet growing demands.

The Automated precision phenotyping greenhouse
as featured on Texas A&M Today.

Precision greenhouse facilities

Five greenhouses with 19 ft. eave height

  • 2400 sq. ft. abiotic greenhouse with robotic gantry system
  • 600 sq. ft. biotic greenhouse with robotic gantry system
  • Three 600 sq. ft. houses without robotic system
  • Fluence VYPR LED lighting system in all greenhouses
  • 340 sq. ft. common-use laboratory with laminate flow hood, snorkel hood and chemical storage hood.
  • 340 sq. ft. laser room
  • 1500 sq. ft. head house with potting tables and autoclaves

Precision greenhouse 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 along with a product sheet detailing the specifications of the greenhouse’s multispectral imaging system.

Plant growth and phenotyping facility user manual
Multispectral imaging system product sheet

Request space

Researchers interested in conducting studies in the Automated Precision Phenotyping Greenhouse or the Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement, please click below to fill out a request form.

Space request form

Automated precision phenotyping greenhouse location, photos

The following gallery and map show some of the interiors and the location of the precision automated phenotyping greenhouse.

Pots of dirt side by side in grid formation filling the image frame
LED light strip close-up showing individual LEDs in pattern of columns and rows
Wide shot of robot arm in glass greenhouse moving over tops of corn stalks
Wide shot of glass greenhouse interior with robot arm and track system attached to ceiling.
A wall of electrical wires and circuit breakers under florescent lights
Wide shot of robot arm in glass greenhouse moving over tops of corn stalks
Close-up shot of sensors on track hovering over the tops of corn stalks in a glass greenhouse
Interior wide shot of glass greenhouse with robotic arm attached to ceiling and corn plants in a corner
Wide shot of glass greenhouse interior with robot arm and track system attached to ceiling.

Precision greenhouse location

3950 Finfeather Rd., College Station, TX 77845

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