Research infrastructure
Greenhouse experimental system
Summary
The greenhouse experimental system in Vácrátót is a 150 m2 plant growing space consisting of five greenhouses. The research infrastructure provides a high replicate capacity for germination and plant growing experiments under controlled conditions. It allows the implementation of seed bank ecological, germination biological, restoration ecological and phytometric studies that will contribute to increasing the efficiency of conservation and restoration projects, to a complex understanding of the impacts of climate change and to the maintenance of ecosystem services. The infrastructure is located next to and is being operated in coordination with the Institute of Aquatic Ecology’s mesocosm and microcosm experimental system.
Related publications
Godó Laura; Borza Sándor; Valkó Orsolya; Rádai Zoltán; Deák Balázs Owl-mediated diploendozoochorous seed dispersal increases dispersal distance and supports seedling establishment GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 45 Paper: e02519 (2023)
2023
Lukács Katalin; Tóth Ágnes; Kiss Réka; Deák Balázs; Rádai Zoltán; Tóth Katalin; Kelemen András; Bátori Zoltán; Hábenczyus Alida Anna; Tölgyesi Csaba; Miglécz Tamás; Godó Laura; Valkó Orsolya. The ecological footprint of outdoor activities: Factors affecting human-vectored seed dispersal on clothing SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 906 Paper: 167675 , 8 p. (2024)
2024
Godó, L., Valkó, O., Borza, S., Ferencz, A., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Deák, B. Effects of mound building and caching by steppe mouse (Mus spicilegus Petényi) on the vegetation in agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 379: 109359.
2025
Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Tóth, Á., Tóth, B., Samraoui, K.R., Engel, R., Deák, B., Valkó, O. Effect of pre-germination temperature conditions on germination characteristics of temperate grassland species. BMC Ecology and Evolution 25:82.
2025
Lukács, K., Kiss, R., Tóth, Á., Godó, L., Deák, B., Valkó, O. Effects of laundry washing on germination of cloth-dispersed seeds depends on washing intensity not on detergent type. Journal of Environmental Management 375: 124345.
2025
Tóth, Á., Deák, B., Kelemen, A., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Bátori, Z., Valkó, O. Vertical stratification of the soil seed bank in wet grasslands and its implications for restoration. Community Ecology
2024
