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Controlled Ecological Life Support System. Design, Development, and Use of a Ground-Based Plant Growth Module

R. D. Macelroy,David T. Smernoff,John D. Rummel-NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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Problems of food production by higher plants are addressed. Experimentation requirements and necessary equipment for designing an experimental Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) Plant Growth Module are defined. A framework is provided for the design of laboratory sized plant growth chambers. The rationale for the development of an informal collaborative effort between investigators from universities and industry and those at Ames is evaluated. Specific research problems appropriate for collaborative efforts are identified.

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Problems of food production by higher plants are addressed. Experimentation requirements and necessary equipment for designing an experimental Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) Plant Growth Module are defined. A framework is provided for the design of laboratory sized plant growth chambers. The rationale for the development of an informal collaborative effort between investigators from universities and industry and those at Ames is evaluated. Specific research problems appropriate for collaborative efforts are identified.

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Plant growthLife support systemEngineeringSystems engineeringEnvironmental resource managementEnvironmental science

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