ICDT

• The Forest Genetics Lab

• Forest Soils Lab

• The Plant Physiology Lab

• The Forest Seeds Lab

• The Forest Protection Lab

• The Wildlife Lab

 The Forest Genetics Lab

1. Beckman Coulter DNA Sequencer – used for genome sequencing by means of capillary electrophoresis

2. Thermocycler (Eppendorf and Corbertt), Real Time PCR – machines used to generate PCR (Polymerase chain reaction)

3. Thermo Scientific Nanodrop – used to measure DNA quality and concentration

4. Ball mill – used to grind harvested vegetal material

5. Eppendorf Thermomixer – a device used for mixing and cooling 24 2ml tubes

6. Vertical and horizontal electrophoresis chambers – used for vertical and horizontal electrophoresis

7. Centrifuge for Eppendorf tubes – centrifuges 2ml or smaller tubes

8. Centrifuge for Sigma plates – centrifuges plates for 96 samples

9. Ultraviolet Transilluminator – used to visualize agarose gels

10. Laminated flux niche for preparing samples

11. 11. Water bath – used for heating substances

12. Low temperature freezers, refrigerator – used for storing and preserving analysed samples and materials for analysis harvested in the field

13. Other equipment necessary for lab analyses: electrophoresis cooler, power sources for electrophoresis, magnetic mixers, digital pH-meter, precision balance, device for double distilled water production, precision tubes, autoclave, microwave oven, device for flake ice production – used for preparing samples, incubator, drying oven.

Forest Soils Lab

1. Kjeldahl System consisting of:

- digestion unit

- distillation unit – 6 positions, 450^oC maximum operating temperature, 4 temperature ramps heating capacity, ± 0.5^oC / heating precision with programmed operation – used to determine the total nitrogen in soil and/or vegetal material

2. Cecil molecular absorption spectometer – monofascicle, 325 – 1100 nm

Used to determine the phosphorus content in soil and vegetal material

3. Ohaus analytical balance with internal calibration, 220 g capacity, 0.0001g precision, 0.1 mg standard deviation

Weighings for gravimetric lab analyses (soil and vegetal material samples, soil texture, humus content, etc.); preparing substances for analysis        

4. Ohaus analytical balance with internal calibration, 420 g capacity, 0.001g precision, 1 mg standard deviation

Weighings for gravimetric lab analyses (soil and vegetal material samples, soil texture, humus content, etc.); preparing substances for analysis

5. Memmert drying oven with natural convection – used to determine soil texture

6. GFL 2008 Distillation Unit – 78L/hour distilled water debit

Used to produce distilled water for the preparation of substances necessary for chemical analyses     

7. Digital pH-meter – multiparameter apparatus

Determining soil pH and conductivity

8. Orbital mixer – orbital vibration, 30 mm vibration amplitude, 0-300 min^-1 vibration frequency

Used to determine total exchange capacity        

9. Magnetic mixers - 50-max 1500 rotation speed, 370⁰C maximum heating temperature.

Determining total exchange capacity

10. Nabertherm calcination oven - 1100^oC maximum operating temperature

Determining humus content.

The Plant Physiology Lab

Equipment: Kjeldahl System, atomic absorption spectrometer, pressure chamber, calorimeter, gas leaf analyzer, analytical balance, drying oven, microtome, camera capture microscope

The Forest Seeds Lab

Equipment: Jacobsen germinator, thermobalance, analytical balance, convection drying oven, camera capture microscope, electronic caliper, precision dendrometers

The Forest Protection Lab

Equipment: WINFOLIA leaf analysis system, analytical balance, drying oven, camera capture microscope, pest capture systems

The Wildlife Lab

Equipment: night-vision system, long-distance scopes, tranquillizer guns, walkie-talkies, GPS