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Green Classroom-Greenhouse (Aula Verde-Invernadero: AVI)
Where:
Biodiversity and conservation of plant genetic resources
Ubicación:
CAMPOS DE EXPERIMENTACIÓN AGRONÓMICA DE LA ETSIAAB
Typology:
Infraestructura Científica
Manager: Santiago Moreno Vázquez
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Heated display greenhouse with automatic watering system. It has a plant propagation workshop. With a surface area of 300 m2, it houses a collection of more than 200 botanical species.
Formal teaching and science communication
Teaching and communication in the following areas: general botany, ethnobotany, plant evolution, Mediterranean flora, succulent flora, tropical and subtropical cultivated flora, marginal crops, invasive exotic species, foods of plant origin, plant pests and diseases, watering systems, automatic greenhouse control systems, vertical gardening, sports turf, aquaponics.
Practical teaching in the following taught subjects: * Biology, Bachelor¿s Degree in Environmental Engineering * Biology, Bachelor¿s Degree in Food Engineering * Agricultural Crops, Bachelor¿s Degree in Biotechnology * Botany and Ecology, Official Master¿s Degree in Gardening and Landscaping, UPM. Official communication programmes in which it takes part: 4th ESO + Empresa (compulsory secondary education and business) Science Week programme.
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It could be described as a technological botanical garden in which both the plant species and the devices and technical equipment have conventional labels and QR codes.