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phytotron|ˈfaɪtətrɒn|
[f. phyto- + -tron: see quot. 1949.]
A laboratory where plants can be maintained and studied under a wide range of controlled conditions.
1949Plant Physiol. XXIV. 553 The word phytotron was coined for the new laboratory by Dr. R. A. Millikan..who feels that it will play the same role in plant physiology and the applied plant sciences..as the cyclotron has already had in pure and applied physics. 1958Observer 7 Sept. 8/4 The Australian Government is to spend {pstlg}500,000 on a new type of phytotron. 1974Telegraph (Brisbane) 23 Sept. 6/6 The phytotron would enable scientists to grow four crops of rice a year and thus speed up research. 1976Sci. Amer. Mar. 129/2 A phytotron is a combination of temperature-controlled greenhouses and artificially lighted rooms; here temperature, light and humidity can be controlled at will for the purpose of studying the response of plants to their environment. |
