To facilitate high-quality plant growth experiments, the wing of Plant Systems Biology is equipped with state-of-the-art growth facilities.

A 700 m² modern glasshouse is prominently located on the roof of the east wing of the building. Eight compartments are fitted with automatic watering systems that allow optimal watering regimes. The climate in the compartments is independently controlled. Besides heating and ventilation, the climate system encompasses humidification and assimilation lights to ensure optimal growth conditions for a range of species year-round.

Inside, 18 additional plant growth chambers of 10 to 18 m² provide a wide range of reproducible and uniform growth conditions. Adjacent to the glasshouse and growth chambers, there are rooms for preparation, analysis and harvesting of material. Furthermore, six in-vitro tissue culture rooms of 19 m² each are furnished with three levels of cooled shelves, which are subdivided in sections in which the illumination levels can be independently adjusted.