A capillary-driven root module for plant growth in microgravity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1407-1412

  Jones, Scott B ^a   Or, Dani ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SPACE FLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWEATING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

CAPILLARITY; CULTURE MEDIA; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYDROPONICS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SOIL; SPACE FLIGHT; WATER; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0032227257     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00215-4     Document Type: Article

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