Growth and photosynthetic responses of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. cv. Tokyo Bekana) to continuously elevated carbon dioxide in a simulated Space Station “Veggie” crop-production environment

Burgner, S.; Nemali, Krishna; Massa, Gioia D.; Wheeler, Raymond M.; Morrow, Robert C.; Mitchell, Cary A.

doi:10.1016/j.lssr.2020.07.007

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“…The first studies used "Outredgeous" red romaine lettuce and an ornamental crop, "Profusion" zinnia (Massa et al, 2015). Tests with Chinese cabbage showed leaf chlorosis on some of the plants (Burgner et al, 2020). Analyses of nutrient content of red romaine lettuce grown in Veggie found no significant difference between the ground control and spaceflight treatment of each experiment.…”

Section: Recent Nasa Spaceflight Studies Of Supplemental Food Productionmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…Significant vegetable crop testing by NASA focused on the effects of CO 2 on crop growth and development (McKeehen et al, 1996;Spencer et al, 2019;Burgner et al, 2020). Elevating the CO 2 from ambient levels ∼400 ppm to 1,000-2000 ppm increased growth and yield for most crops, as expected.…”

Section: Impact Of Atmospheric Co 2 Concentrationsmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…But for Chinese cabbage, cv. Tokyo Bekana, the combination of moderately elevated CO 2 (900 ppm) and LED lighting decreased growth compared to lower CO 2 levels (Burgner et al, 2020). This response highlights the importance of conducting thorough ground testing prior to spaceflight (Romeyn et al, 2019).…”

Section: Impact Of Atmospheric Co 2 Concentrationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research

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Bioregenerative life-support systems for space have been investigated for 60 years, and plants and other photosynthetic organisms are central to this concept for their ability to produce food and O2, remove CO2, and help recycle wastewater. Many of the studies targeted larger scale systems that might be used for planetary surface missions, with estimates ranging from about 40 to 50 m2 (or more) of crop growing area needed per person. But early space missions will not have these volumes available for crop growth. How can plants be used in the interim, where perhaps <5 m2 of growing area might be available? One option is to grow plants as supplemental, fresh foods. This could improve the quality and diversity of the meals on the International Space Station or on the Lunar surface, and supply important nutrients to the astronauts for missions like Mars transit, and longer duration Martian surface missions. Although plant chambers for supplemental food production would be relatively small, they could provide the bioregenerative research community with platforms for testing different crops in a space environment and serve as a stepping stone to build larger bioregenerative systems for future missions. Here we review some of NASA’s research and development (ground and spaceflight) targeting fresh food production systems for space. We encourage readers to also look into the extensive work by other space agencies and universities around the world on this same topic.

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Section: Recent Nasa Spaceflight Studies Of Supplemental Food Productionmentioning

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“…Two LED-lighted "Veggie" plant-growth units were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014 as part of a "pick-and-eat" experiment to grow vegetables for supplementation and psychological augmentation of astronaut diets (Massa et al, 2013). Although CO 2 concentration, temperature, and humidity within Veggie vary with ambient ISS cabin levels, light from Veggie LED fixtures is adequate to grow leafy vegetables, and information regarding environmental-control capabilities needed for successful plant growth in space has been obtained growing plants in Veggie (Burgner et al, 2020;Massa et al, 2016). Subsequent installation of an Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) on ISS has enabled more precise control of the plantgrowth environment (McAllister, 2018).…”

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History of Controlled Environment Horticulture: Indoor Farming and Its Key Technologies

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The most recent platform for protected horticultural crop production, with the shortest history to date, is located entirely indoors, lacking even the benefit of free, natural sunlight. Although this may not sound offhand like a good idea for commercial specialty-crop production, the concept of indoor controlled-environment plant growth started originally for the benefit of researchers—to systematically investigate effects of specific environmental factors on plant growth and development in isolation from environmental factors varying in uncontrolled ways that would confound or change experimental findings. In addition to its value for basic and applied research, it soon was discovered that providing nonlimiting plant-growth environments greatly enhanced crop yield and enabled manipulation of plant development in ways that were never previously possible. As supporting technology for indoor crop production has improved in capability and efficiency, energy requirements have declined substantially for growing crops through entire production cycles in completely controlled environments, and this combination has spawned a new sector of the controlled-environment crop-production industry. This article chronicles the evolution of events, enabling technologies, and entrepreneurial efforts that have brought local, year-round indoor crop production to the forefront of public visibility and the threshold of profitability for a growing number of specialty crops in locations with seasonal climates.

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“…9). The LED lighting system is the source of plant growth in these rooms (Burgner et al, 2020). photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) at the leaf level (Bula et al, 1991).…”

Section: Led Lighting Systems and Reactions In The Plantmentioning

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With the increased number of space related studies, it has become a significant study field in both dependable and long term biology based life support systems for long term space flights. Plants have been the major focus of this research. The capability of cultivate plants in space can help to provide astronauts with essential nutrients as well as improve their psychological health. Simulating the space environment, detailed gene analysis, and detailed growth analyzes reveal the effects of the space environment on plants. From the first photosynthetic organisms in the sea to today's terrestrial higher plants, they have survived millions of years on the Earth with the power of adaptations and evolution. Therefore, compared to the Earth, in the space environment, plants will react differently to decreased gravity, increased radiation rate, lost light source, and they will have altered stress gene regulation. In this review, which is about the adaptation of plants to the space environment, how plants react when they encounter stressful conditions that cause changes in their structures in the space environment and the results are discussed with various experiments. As a result, with using different plant species, it looks like even though these tiny greens faced with the hard condition in space environment they have shown a resistance mechanism to all these tough environments.

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Growth and photosynthetic responses of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. cv. Tokyo Bekana) to continuously elevated carbon dioxide in a simulated Space Station “Veggie” crop-production environment

Cited by 24 publications

References 17 publications

Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research

Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research

History of Controlled Environment Horticulture: Indoor Farming and Its Key Technologies

Uzay Ortamında Bitkilerde Yaşam: Ebedi Karanlıkta Minik Yeşillikler İçin Zorlu Bir Görev

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