Air Distribution in a Fully-Closed Higher Plant Growth Chamber Impacts Crop Performance of Hydroponically-Grown Lettuce

Air Distribution in a Fully-Closed Higher Plant Growth Chamber Impacts Crop Performance of Hydroponically-Grown Lettuce

The MELiSSA Pilot Plant (MPP) is testing in terrestrial conditions regenerative life support technologies for human exploration in Space. One of its components is a controlled Higher Plant Chamber (HPC) accommodating hydroponic plant cultures. It consists of a 9 m3 single closed growth chamber provi...

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Main Authors: Enrique Peiro, Antonio Pannico, Sebastian George Colleoni, Lorenzo Bucchieri, Youssef Rouphael, Stefania De Pascale, Roberta Paradiso, Francesc Gòdia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
closed loop life support system
computational fluid dynamics
higher plant characterization
hydroponics
Lactuca sativa L.
mineral composition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00537/full

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