GreenCube: microgreens cultivation and growth monitoring on-board a 3U CubeSat

Santoni, Fábio; Gugliermetti, Luca; Piras, Giuseppe; Pascale, Stefania De; Pannico, Antonio; Piergentili, Fabrizio; Marzioli, Paolo; Frezza, Lorenzo; Amadio, Diego; Gianfermo, Andrea; Curianò, Federico; Hossein, Shariar Hadji; Nardi, Luca; Benvenuto, Eugenio; Metelli, Giulio; Garegnani, Marco; Mascetti, Gabriele; Mari, Silvia; Bianco, Marta Del

doi:10.1109/metroaerospace48742.2020.9160063

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“…The agricultural and horticultural microgreen plant requires specific temperatures and humidity for production in closed and open systems. Temperature and humidity of 30–33 °C, 75–80% for rice grass, 15–32 °C, 80–85% for barley grass, 16–27 °C, 75–80% for oat grass, 23–28 °C, 60–70% for wheat grass, 29–32 °C, 30% for jowar grass, 25–34 °C, 52–88% for maize grass, 10–21 °C, 8–80% for buckwheat, 21–26 °C, 14–16% for chickpea, 18–21 °C, 50–60% for mint, 17–27 °C, 60–70% for coriander, 21 °C, 50–60% for basil, 24–29 °C, 75% for rosemary, 32 °C, 95–100% for parsley, 9.2–23.8 °C, 50–100% for saltwort, 21 °C, 50–70% for shisho, −1.11 °C, 50–75% for sorrel, 18–23 °C, 60–70% for sage, 18–23 °C, 40–60% for beet, 15–24 °C, 50–70% for chard, 24–26 °C, 11–96% for quinoa, 22–26 °C, 100% for spinach, 33–36 °C, 80% for chives, 32–50 °C, 65–75% for garlic, 18–23 °C, 95–100% for leek, 55–75 °C, 40–50% for onion, 15–21 °C, 60–70% for carrot, 14–26 °C, 90–95% for celery, 16–18 °C, 58–63% for dill, 60–70 °C, 50–65% for fennel, 10–29 °C, 50–60% for radish, 15–17 °C, 50–60% for aster cress, 15–21 °C, 76% for mustard, 7.2–29.4 °C, 55–65% for kale, 25–30 °C, 40–70% for kohlrabi, 7.2–18 °C, 90–95% for arugula, 25 °C day/23 °C night, 60% for sunflower, 25–34 °C, 50–60% for linseed, 23–25 °C, 90–95% for chicory, 15–18 °C, 95–98% for endive, 20 °C, 80% for lettuce, 15–21 °C, 40–50% for beans, 12–25 °C, 40–50% for welsh onion, 12–25 °C, 40–50% for long green onion, and 23–32 °C, 90–95% for red swiss chard are required for microgreen plant production.…”

Section: Factors Affecting In Microgreen Plant Production In Soilless...mentioning

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Factors Affecting Production, Nutrient Translocation Mechanisms, and LED Emitted Light in Growth of Microgreen Plants in Soilless Culture

Sharma,

Hazarika,

Heisnam

et al. 2023

ACS Agric. Sci. Technol.

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Microgreens or vegetable greens are just germinated plants harvested once the cotyledon leaves develop with one set of true leaves, and they are important as a nutrition supplement. Soilless culture of microgreens induces growth and nutrient transport with distinct mechanisms in the microgreen plant. The interventions of biofortification and nanotechnology have improved nutrient content, growth, and shelf life of microgreen plants. Water based culture and substrate based culture promote growth of different varieties of microgreen plants in a closed system. Biostimulants are enriched in sprouts and microgreen plants through biofortification methods: the root/nutrient solution method, fertigation method, and foliar spray method. The nutrient dynamics are evaluated through the Mechanistic Physiological model with a Machine Learning model in microgreen plants. Their disease resistance responses are regulated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. Distinct light wavelengths of light emitting diodes (LEDs) initiate cellular, biochemical, and molecular processes in microgreen plants. Microbial activities in growth media, regrowth of plants after first harvesting, the effect of cold water treatment, the storage system, the shelf life, and wilting problems in the microgreen production system require detailed study. The anatomy and molecular mechanisms of morphological growth also require investigation in microgreen plants.

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Section: Factors Affecting In Microgreen Plant Production In Soilless...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting Production, Nutrient Translocation Mechanisms, and LED Emitted Light in Growth of Microgreen Plants in Soilless Culture

Sharma,

Hazarika,

Heisnam

et al. 2023

ACS Agric. Sci. Technol.

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“…Here we note the trade-offs with the tight volume and power stores on board. Smaller satellite modules can get technologies off the ground to advance TRL [52][53][54] , but feature even greater size handicaps, and may prevent testing at the integrated, factory level in the DBTL cycle 55,56 . Scientific instruments and modules on rovers have been geared primarily for exploration and observation, not technology validation.…”

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Space bioprocess engineering on the horizon

Berliner

Lipsky

et al. 2022

Commun Eng

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Space bioprocess engineering (SBE) is an emerging multi-disciplinary field to design, realize, and manage biologically-driven technologies specifically with the goal of supporting life on long term space missions. SBE considers synthetic biology and bioprocess engineering under the extreme constraints of the conditions of space. A coherent strategy for the long term development of this field is lacking. In this Perspective, we describe the need for an expanded mandate to explore biotechnological needs of the future missions. We then identify several key parameters—metrics, deployment, and training—which together form a pathway towards the successful development and implementation of SBE technologies of the future.

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“…As a result, many university CubeSat teams opt to implement a protoflight model (PFM) philosophy whereby a single model is produced and flown after it has been subjected to protoflight qualification and acceptance test campaigns. Typically these projects rely on significant flight heritage or a robust CubeSat bus so that the associated risk is accepted [43,48,49]. In the case of EIRSAT-1, the increased risk of the PFM approach was not deemed acceptable due to the lack of experience among the team.…”

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Development of the EIRSAT-1 CubeSat through Functional Verification of the Engineering Qualification Model

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The Educational Irish Research Satellite (EIRSAT-1) is a 2U CubeSat developed at University College Dublin. The project aims to build, test, launch, and operate Ireland’s first satellite and to perform in-orbit demonstrations of three novel payloads developed in-house. To reduce risk within the mission, the project employs a prototype model philosophy in which two models of the spacecraft exist: an engineering qualification model (EQM) and a flight model (FM). This paper presents the verification approach of the functional tests implemented for the EIRSAT-1 project. The activities of the FlatSat and system level full functional tests of the EQM are presented and the results obtained during the test campaigns are discussed. Four test anomalies were encountered during the full functional test campaign resulting in two minor redesigns, and subsequent reassembly, of the CubeSat. The functional test campaigns highlighted the importance of FlatSat level testing of CubeSats to ensure compatibility of all subsystems prior to assembly and of thorough documentation to diagnose any unexpected behaviour of the hardware efficiently. The functional verification of the EQM proved that the system conformed to its design, verifying 57 mission requirements, and is a crucial step towards the development of the EIRSAT-1 FM.

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GreenCube: microgreens cultivation and growth monitoring on-board a 3U CubeSat

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Factors Affecting Production, Nutrient Translocation Mechanisms, and LED Emitted Light in Growth of Microgreen Plants in Soilless Culture

Factors Affecting Production, Nutrient Translocation Mechanisms, and LED Emitted Light in Growth of Microgreen Plants in Soilless Culture

Space bioprocess engineering on the horizon

Development of the EIRSAT-1 CubeSat through Functional Verification of the Engineering Qualification Model

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