Design of a Module for Cultivation of Tuberous Plants in Microgravity: The ESA Project “Precursor of Food Production Unit” (PFPU)

Plant cultivation systems for Bioregenerative Life-Support Systems in Space developed on Earth need to be tested in space, where reduced gravity alters the liquid and gas behavior both within the plant and between the plant and its surrounding environment, making the distribution of water and nutrie...

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Main Authors: Roberta Paradiso, Antonio Ceriello, Antonio Pannico, Salvatore Sorrentino, Mario Palladino, Maria Giordano, Raimondo Fortezza, Stefania De Pascale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00417/full