Plant Growth facilities & support
2024 pricing, please note this pricing may be subject to change pending supplier prices and inflation. to guarantee costs for your booking, please contact us to obtain a quote. For any booking, equipment, consumables or resources requests please email plantgrowth@uq.edu.au to discuss and confirm.
For UQ staff and/or other university pricing and availability, please contact us to discuss and plan your next project.
Pricing includes the setup, day-to-day facility check and after-use facility cleaning (not including plant disposal). Any damage or breakage will result in a repair cost at the user's expense. You must complete an induction prior to using our facilities.
FACILITIES | FACILITY DETAILS | CAMPUS | PRICE/M2/WEEK | NOTES |
No Environmental Control | ||||
Outdoor Grow Area | Fenced Compounds with automatic irrigation set up | St Lucia | $8.50-$10.50 | |
Outdoor Grow Area | 350m2 outdoor caged compound | Gatton | ||
Low Environmental Control | ||||
Shadehouse | Birkdale | Gatton | $12.00-$15.00 | |
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - 1017A | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled glasshouse | Long Pocket | $14.00-$17.00 | |
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - 8110 | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled glasshouse | Gatton | ||
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - 8171 | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled polycarbonate glasshouse | Gatton | ||
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - GH9 | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled glasshouse | St Lucia | ||
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - GH10 | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled glasshouse | St Lucia | Coming online in May 2024 | |
Evap-Cooled Glasshouse - GH11 | 15-35°C, Evaporative cooled glasshouse | St Lucia | Coming online in May 2024 | |
Moderate Environmental Control | ||||
Temp Controlled Glasshouse - 8137 | 4 bays - Temp control only; 22°C-35°C Glasshouse. Glasshouse able to log temperature, lighting and humidity. +/- 2°C | Gatton | $35.00---$50.00 | |
PC2 Temp Controlled Glasshouse - GH5 | PC2 7 bays - temp control only; 22°C-35°C glasshouse. Capable to add additional lighting. +/- 2°C | St Lucia | $40.00---$55.00 | BC5.2.4 capability - upon request |
Temp Controlled Glasshouse - 8141A | 2 bays - Temp control only glasshouse 22°C-36°C. Capable to add additional lighting. +/- 2°C | Gatton | $45.00---$55.00 | Coming online in May 2024 |
Growth Rooms | Biora Growth Rooms - Dual and single Chambers | Gatton | $35.00---$50.00 | Coming online in May 2024 |
General Growth Cabinet | General Growth Cabinet, temp, lighting, humidity control. No alarms. (1m2-2.4m2) | Gatton | $25.00-$40.00 | Whole cabinet/week |
High Environmental Control | ||||
PC2 Elite Reach-in growth cabinet | 7 Elite Conviron Growth Cabinets (1.2m2). Temp, lighting, humidity, CO2 control. Alarmed. | St Lucia | $55.00-$75.00 | whole cabinet/week - Coming online September 2024 |
PC2 Growth Rooms - Small Standard | 7 x 11m2 Conviron Standard growth rooms, temperature, lighting and humidity control. 1 x Vernalisation, 2 x temperature control, 2 x tropical. +/- 1°C | St Lucia | $65.00-$85.00 | 5-6m2 of grow space - Coming online September 2024 |
PC2|BC2 Growth Room - Small Standard & elite | 4 x 11m2 BC2 Pathogen Conviron growth rooms, 2 x tropical elite and 2 x tropical growth rooms | St Lucia | $75.00-$105.00 | 5-6m2 of grow space - Coming online September 2024 |
PC2 Growth Room - Small elite | 9 x 11m2 Conviron Elite growth rooms, temperature, lighting and humidity control. tropical insect, tropical variable spectra, tropical vertical farm, high temp, BC2 pathogen. +/- 0.5°C | St Lucia | $75.00-$100.00 | 5-6m2 of grow space - Coming online September 2024 |
Growth Rooms - Medium Standard | 2 x 75m2 Conviron Standard growth rooms, temperature, lighting and humidity control. +/- 1°C | St Lucia | $65.00-$100.00 | 30-45m2 grow space - Coming online September 2024 |
Growth Rooms - Large Standard | 1 x 160m2 Conviron Standard growth rooms, temperature, lighting and humidity control. +/- 1°C | St Lucia | $65.00-$100.00 | 90-110m2 grow space - Coming online September 2024 |
Temp Controlled Glasshouse | 5 bay elite Tropical temp Control Glasshouse | St Lucia | $55.00-$75.00 | Coming online September 2024 |
Temp Controlled Glasshouse | 4 bay Elite Temperate temp Control Glasshouse | St Lucia | $55.00-$75.00 | Coming online September 2024 |
Environmental Control Glasshouse - 8141B | 2 bay Environmental control glasshouse 22°C-36°C. Temperature, additional lighting, relative humidity, CO2, fertigation and day length control. +/- 2°C | Gatton | $50.00---$70.00 | Coming online May 2024 |
Specility Grow Space | ||||
Lysimeter Platfrom - RPAD | 22°C-28°C Root Lystimeter Platform | Gatton | POA | Please contact us to discuss capability, availability and pricing |
Lysimeter Platfrom - LPAD | Lystimeter Platform | Gatton | POA | Coming online 2025 Please contact us to discuss capability, availability and pricing |
Protective Cropping Field - Digifield | 750m2 Bays, 4 bays, heat and drought stress capability. | Gatton | POA | Coming online 2025 Please contact us to discuss capability, availability and pricing |
Ancillary Space | ||||
PC2 dry lab | 2 x 20m2 dry labs | St Lucia | $200/day/lab | Coming online September 2024 |
PC2 Wet lab | 2 x 20m2 wet lab | St Lucia | ||
Dry Lab | 1 x 50m2 dry lab/teaching area | Gatton | $300/day |
For general equipment requests, we kindly require a minimum of 3 business days’ notice to arrange pending availability. If you require an item urgently, please reach out and we can see what we can do, however, as always, the more notice we receive, the more able we are to accommodate your requirements and meet your needs. We encourage uses to forward plan and notify Plant Growth of the equipment you will require for your experiment/project during your initial consultation so we can have this ready for you when required.
Some instruments require an induction prior to use. Pricing includes the cleaning before and after use, management, maintenance, and calibration. Users are required to take care of the item and do a small clean prior to handing back to us. Any damage or breakage of equipment will result in a repair and/or replacement cost at users expense.
To request to book equipment please contact plantgrowth@uq.edu.au
ITEM | PRICE | QUANTITY | MINIMUM ORDER | NOTES | |
General Tools Rental (Cement Mixer/Shovel/Spade/hand cultivator/fork/Pruners) | $25.00 | Per day | Per day | ||
General Tool Replacement | POA – pending tool and damage | ||||
Waste Bags/PC2 Waste bags | $1.00 | each | NA | ||
Bamboo Stakes, Pipes, tubing, plastic, shade cloth, PPE, seed envelopes | POA – pending order amount, supplier quantities and requirements. | ||||
Watchdog Digital Data Loggers (Temp/Humidity/PAR) | $7.00 | Per week | 1 month | ||
Logitech Digital Data Loggers (Temp/humidity) | $3.50 | Per week | 1 week | if borrowing for 1-2 days for checks, this will complimentary | |
DYNA & ELIXA Lights (additional portable lighting) | $7.00 | Per week/per light | 1 month | ||
Balances | $10.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Leaf Area Meter | $50.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Incubator (ambient ≥ temperature) | $10.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Drying Oven (30oC – 105oC) | $5.00 | Per week/1m2 shelf | 1 week | ||
Seed cleaner | $10.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Seed counter | $10.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Seed Gradient table | $10.00 | Per week | 1 week | ||
Porometer | $10.00 | Per day | 1 day | ||
Soil Crusher – small or large | $25.00 | Per day | 1 day | ||
Photo spectrometer - PAR | Induction Complimentary use in our facility – if damaged after use, you will be charged for replacement. If requiring sole use for more than 1 day, there will be a cost of $5.00/per day. | ||||
Electric pallet jack | |||||
Soil Moisture meters | |||||
Soil temperature probe |
To see a list of our general resources and consumables including; growing media, additives, pots, trays, fertilizers and more, please contact plantgrowth@uq.edu.au.
For general resources requests, we kindly require a minimum of 3 business days’ notice to arrange service. Please be aware that certain requests may require additional time to arrange. Our schedule can fill up quickly and priority will be given to those who confirm services first. If you require any resources that is not listed below, please kindly contact Plant Growth for us to contact our suppliers on your behalf and provide a quote. If you require any assistance with plant care, labour, service requirements and/or project management, please reach out to the facility managers for complimentary consolations.
For general consumables orders, we kindly require a minimum of 5-10 business days (15 days during holiday times) for orders to be delivered once confirmed. We will communicate the estimated timeframe with you and notify you if there have been any changes or delays to this timeframe.
If you require an item not listed in our general items or you rquire an item urgently (outside of our delivery timeframes), please reach out and we can see what we can do/source for you.
Plant Growth have trained staff who take great pride in providing the best possible plant health and research outcomes possible. We support countless plant and research design queries and keep up to date with current plant care trends and treatments. We offer complimentary consultations for all users using our facilities; this includes discussing and investigating suitable space, consulables and resources for your experiment, plant care, plant queries, pest and disease management and more. Please contact plantgrowth@uq.edu.au to book in a consultation.
PEST MANAGEMENT - PESTICIDE SPRAY | ||
This includes the preparation & consumables for general pesticide application spray for up to 10 benches and/or pesticide application dredging up to 3 benches. Pest control & Pesticide applications must be made by a CHEMCERT certified CRIP team member only | ||
Product | Internal Price | Application |
Pesticide Application Spray | $100.00 | 10 benches for regular spray 3 benches for a drenching |
Pesticide application spray – additional bench | $6.00 | |
Weed Control Spray | $105.00 | 20m2 |
Beneficial / Insect release | POA |
How to book
To consult with us about availability, your research requirements, future pricing and booking one of our facilities, please email Plant Growth at plantgrowth@uq.edu.au