Built in 1997, the Queen's University Phytotron includes 6 climate-controlled greenhouse compartments (zones), 29 environmental growth chambers, a prep room and a lab. Environmental control systems enable users to maintain precise conditions for plant research and other biological applications.
Access Request Form
Please complete the Phytotron Access Request Form.
Self-Registration Guide: Phytotron Online Training
The current plan for Phytotron online training is to conduct a large-scale enrollment in the coming months, most likely in September. During this time, the modules will be made accessible to all current department members. Once enrolled, you will find the courses listed in ONQ under Biology Training Modules.
After the department-wide enrollment, individuals can access the courses via self-registration by following the steps below:
Steps for Self-Registration:
- Click the following link: https://onq.queensu.ca/d2l/le/discovery/view/course/916533
- You will be directed to the ONQ sign-in page.
- Log in using your NETID and password.
- You will arrive at the ONQ "Self-Registration Course Offering Page."
- Select Biology Training Modules, scroll down, and click on Phytotron.
- On the Phytotron Rules & Compliance Training page, click Register.
- Verify that your name, email, and NETID are correct on the registration form.
- Click Submit.
- When the confirmation window appears, click Finish, then Done.
- You are now registered for the Phytotron Rules & Compliance Training.
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about the training modules, please contact biology@queensu.ca
Conservatory
Our tiny conservatory houses more than 150 tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean plant species from a wide range of taxonomic lineages and biogeographic regions, and includes orchids, palms, bananas, bromeliads cacti, and many more. This remarkable display of evolutionary diversity is used to great effect in several undergraduate biology courses, and is the main attraction for visitors to the Phytotron.
Growth Chamber Request
Please complete the Growth Chamber Request Form.
Facility Rules
Please see the Phytotron User Instructions.
Greenhouse Zone Request
Please complete the Greenhouse Zone Request Form.
Supply Charges
Please contact Saeid Mobini (Phytotron Manager) for more information associated with supply charges.
User Fees
Queen’s Phytotron User Fees (Fiscal Year 2024-2025)
Growth Chamber Programming
A set of video resources has been prepared to help users to program certain growth chambers within the facility.
User Program Change Form
Please complete the User Program Change Form and submit it to Phytotron Administration at grow@queensu.ca.
