Leaf

Plant Care Services at UBC Vancouver: a shared research platform for greenhouse and field scientific experiments.

  • Coordinated access and services at two research greenhouses and two field locations on UBC's Vancouver campus

  • Expert advice for experimental design, plant cultivation, integrated pest management, nutrition and hydroponics

  • Academic and industry projects

  • Training and guidance

Plant Care Services (PCS) is a shared research platform funded as a partnership between the Faculty of Science, Dept. of Botany, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.

OUR TEAM

The PCS Steering Committee is in charge of ensuring the sustainability of the platform. It is led by Amy Angert, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Conservation Ecology who is the Scientific Advisor of PCS. Other members of the Steering Committee include faculty members, representatives of VPRI and stakeholder UBC Farm.

The staff team, led by Melina Biron, includes three technicians who offer research services and training and are waiting to meet you!

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC's Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Plant Care Services signature UBC Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity

UBC Plant Care Services

Horticulture Building, 6394 Stores Road
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Shared Research Platforms are facilities funded jointly by the Office of the VP, Research and Innovation and Faculties and departments for the purpose of offering specialized research services to UBC and external research communities.

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

UBC Crest The official logo of the University of British Columbia. Urgent Message An exclamation mark in a speech bubble. Caret An arrowhead indicating direction. Arrow An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Chats Two speech clouds. Facebook The logo for the Facebook social media service. Information The letter 'i' in a circle. Instagram The logo for the Instagram social media service. External Link An arrow entering a square. Linkedin The logo for the LinkedIn social media service. Location Pin A map location pin. Mail An envelope. Menu Three horizontal lines indicating a menu. Minus A minus sign. Telephone An antique telephone. Plus A plus symbol indicating more or the ability to add. Search A magnifying glass. Twitter The logo for the Twitter social media service. Youtube The logo for the YouTube video sharing service.