GPU Services
We care for your plants – so you can focus on research
Our dedicated group of three gardening teams, each led by a master gardener, along with a skilled technical team, ensures the daily care of your experiments and the smooth operation of our facilities. Our experienced staff prioritize preventive pest control using beneficial insects, but also manage chemical plant protection – from requesting special permits to their implementation.
We also ensure that you have access to planters, substrates, fertilizers, labels, and other consumables from our standard range.
By taking care of all your horticultural and technical needs, we enable you to dedicate more time to your research.
Billing of services rendered
Keeping research affordable – we only bill for what we have to buy
The GPU's service offering for researchers at public institutions includes the provision of technical facilities, scientific consultation, and horticultural support for experiments. We also supply standard consumables such as planters, substrates, fertilizers, plant protection products, beneficial insects, labels, and more. These materials are billed semi-annually, with costs allocated based on the area you use for your experiment. If your experiment requires custom equipment or specific substrates, planters, or similar items, you will be responsible for their procurement. Our team is happy to assist you with this process.
Should you need the invoice at a different time, please inform us at ghl[at]ls.tum.de.
For questions regarding the billing of TUMmesa experiments, please contact the TUMmesa team.