Biology and crop production in Space environments: Challenges and opportunities
Autor: | Carmen Arena, S. De Pascale, Giovanna Aronne, Roberta Paradiso, Youssef Rouphael, V. De Micco, Antonio Pannico |
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Přispěvatelé: | De Pascale, S., Arena, C., Aronne, G., De Micco, V., Pannico, A., Paradiso, R., Rouphael, Y. |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Human life Greenhouse Space (commercial competition) 01 natural sciences Fresh food Crop production 0103 physical sciences Humans Regeneration (ecology) Biology 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Life support system 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Radiation Ecology Weightlessness business.industry Environmental resource management Astronomy and Astrophysics Space Flight Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Crop Production business Ecological Systems Closed Life Support Systems |
Popis: | Long-term manned space-exploration missions and the permanence of human colonies on orbital stations or planetary habitats will require the regeneration of resources onboard or in-situ. Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs) are artificial environments where different compartments, involving both living organisms and physical-chemical processes, are integrated to achieve a safe, self-regulating, and chemically balanced Earth-like environment to support human life. Higher plants are key elements of such systems and Space greenhouses represent the producers' compartment. Growing plants in Space requires the knowledge of their growth responses not only to all environmental factors acting on Earth, but also to specific Space constraints such as altered gravity, ionizing radiations and confined volume. Moreover, cultivation techniques need to be adjusted considering such limitations. The type and intensity of environmental factors to be taken into account depend on the mission scenarios. Here, we summarize constraints and opportunities of cultivating higher plants in Space to regenerate resources and produce fresh food onboard. Both biological and agro-technological issues are considered briefly going through experiments both ground-based on Earth and in Space. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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