Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth
Muhammad Kamran,
Lucas Auroux,
Kim Johnson
et al.
Abstract:Planned missions to Mars and the moon stress the urgency of developing self‐sustaining food production systems for crewed, long‐term, space exploration. Here we discuss space agriculture (SpaceAg) as a sustainable complete life support system for prolonged space travel and surface missions. The unique challenges and considerations for cultivating crops in space, where radiation, gravity, atmosphere and temperature differ from Earth, are presented. We discuss the selection of suitable crops and approaches to op… Show more
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