From seed to plant with the plant growth chamber

If plants are to be grown for experimental purposes under controlled conditions, plant growth chambers are unavoidable. For quality assurance as well as research and development, plant growth chambers offer the possibility of programming relevant parameters as required. Temperature, humidity, light and CO₂ content play a role in plant breeding and growth. Each plant species has specific requirements and the modern plant growth cabinets allow optimized environmental simulation. You may work within the given natural conditions or modify the values to conduct your studies. Plant growth chambers are available in different sizes and designs at Clitec.

Features of plant growth chambers

Whether for the pharmaceutical industry, research facilities or educational institutions such as universities – plant growth chambers enable the plant growth under constant conditions. For the germination of seeds and cultivation of plants, environmental conditions can be precisely simulated. For study purposes, you can change the parameters as desired during growth. All plant growth chambers allow precise adjustment of:

• Temperature
• Humidity
• Lighting conditions and light spectra
• CO₂ concentration
• Irrigation

Via a fresh air supply, air enters the chamber. A steplessly adjustable heater heats the air and a ventilation fan distributes the air evenly throughout the interior of the chamber. Depending on the design of the growth chamber, you can choose temperature ranges between 5 and 45 degrees Celsius or between 15 and 60 degrees Celsius. With modern powerful refrigeration, a frost can be simulated in these temperature ranges independently of the ambient temperature.

In order to create the perfect climate for plants to grow, the air needs to have a certain moisture content. Modern plant growth chambers work with an ultrasonic humidifier, to ensure low energy- and water consumption. In this way, you create a constant humidity up to values of 95 percent.

Vary the light quality in your chamber according to your needs: Both the intensity and the energy content, the colors and the direction of irradiance can be selected. Simulate the natural day and night rhythm with dimmable light irradiance from above. Select either fluorescent tubes or LED-lighting with suitable UV-share for your project. A regulated gas supply for the appropriate CO₂ content supplies the plants with the starting substance for the photosynthesis.

Easy to use with color display and touchscreen

All parameters can be easily set, adjusted and controlled via a touch screen. This allows constant conditions throughout the cultivation- or study period. The devices have precise sensors that detect changes in the growth climate. Immediate error messages make it possible to avoid longer periods of unfavorable climate conditions. The colored depiction of the various parameters with actual and target values makes operation easy and clear. The storage of the data in a digital logbook supports the subsequent evaluation and reproducibility of the experiments.

ClimatE chambers in defined standard sizes, individual productions, walk-in in-house solutions

Climate chambers for plant growth offer maximum usability in a compact space. Whether they are built-up cabinets on lockable rolls for flexible placement or permanently installed walk-in chambers, the designs vary. Suitable systems can now be implemented for every requirement or test setup. Clitec is the contact for optimized plant growth chambers for research purposes and industry. Standard chambers in different sizes or customized climate chambers are available from first-class manufacturers. You choose according to your needs.

Easily adapt standard systems to different experimental needs. With the choice of the cooling system, the lighting and the vitrification, you determine the purposes of use. With the insertion and removal of shelves and trays, you change the interior of the climate chamber according to the plant growth height. In addition to plant cultivation, climate chambers can be used for other purposes. These include:

• Seed storage
• Insect breeding
• Tissue culture
• Microbiological processes

Environmental simulation in climate chambers – application in research and industry

Every plant species requires precisely defined environmental conditions for a healthy development. The natural simulation of such conditions is achieved by modern climate technology. For industry and reproducible manufacturing of products, climatic cabinets and walk-in chambers are an ideal solution. The breeding under standardized and reproducible climate conditions becomes possible and guarantees the assurance of the product quality. Research facilities use climate chambers and high-performance plant growth chambers to investigate on effects of deviations in individual parameters. Heat stress, drought, frost or different CO₂ levels affect the growth and synthesis of plant ingredients.

If you have fully automatic systems, programming is necessary at the beginning of the plant development. Whether via external computer or on the device itself: You set the desired values and the innovative climate technology takes care of the rest. Create exact and constant conditions throughout the entire production process or course of study. Precise control, ease of use and maximum energy efficiency are an important quality criteria when buying a plant growth chamber. You will find individual solutions for universities, research institutions or industrial production.

High-quality climate technology for plant cultivation and growth

State-of-the-art climate technology allows plants to be cultivated under optimized conditions. Grow plants in supreme quality for medical purposes or change the parameters for a research experiment. Uniform growth, high yields and economy are just some of the benefits of a plant growth chamber.

Clitec offers you high-quality plant growth chambers as well as walk-in environmental simulation chambers. Customers have the possibility to choose between standard chambers in different sizes or individually adapted solutions. The extensive range in the field of climate technology also includes seed and incubators as well as freezers. Detailed advice, personal and individual care and ongoing technical support ensure maximum customer satisfaction.