The climate chamber facilities planned within the CSCP are a cornerstone of its research program. They allow the systematic and reproducible simulation of controlled environmental and stress conditions for crops, providing the essential foundation for non-invasive phenotyping, the validation of molecular markers, and the development of AI-based diagnostic models. In total, the infrastructure will include eleven chambers of varying dimensions — four large chambers (25 m² each) and seven medium-sized chambers (14 m² each), four of which will be equipped with shelving systems. Together, these facilities will enable precise experimentation across the entire plant life cycle and form the technological backbone of the CSCP’s interdisciplinary research.

The Center for Sustainable Crop Production operates a modern mass spectrometry platform, which is one of the building's central analytical technologies. In the Metabolomics and Nutrient Analysis Unit, the equipment enables detailed investigation of plant metabolic pathways, nutrient flows, and plant responses to environmental conditions. The analyses are combined with data from climate chamber experiments and field trials in order to link changes in substance content with phenotypic characteristics of the plants. The platform comprises gas chromatography mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry, two liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems, an ICP MS, and a GC IRMS. This allows a wide range of metabolites, plant nutrients, and stable isotopes to be measured. The spectrum ranges from sugars and amino acids to phytohormones and signaling molecules to elemental content and isotope signatures. The equipment is designed for large sample numbers as well as for routine and special analyses and enables precise investigations into metabolic processes and the adaptation of crops to the environment and cultivation methods. This mass spectrometry platform forms the analytical basis for CSCP research and is also available to other research groups as part of the University of Bonn's Core Facility concept.

The microscopy facility provides the CSCP with high-resolution tools to investigate plant and soil processes at cellular and tissue level. It combines confocal laser scanning microscopy for live imaging of physiological responses, laser microdissection for isolating defined cell types, and infrared laser imaging for fast, label-free chemical mapping of plant tissues and soil aggregates. These technologies create a direct link between molecular and cellular observations and the sensor data generated in climate chambers and field experiments. By connecting cell-level processes with whole-plant and environmental measurements, the microscopy platform supports the CSCP’s aim to understand how crops respond to stress, management practices and soil–microbe interactions.