Microgravity effects on water supply and substrate properties in porous matrix root support systems

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 839-848

  Bingham, G E ^a   Jones, S B ^a   Or, D ^a   Podolski, I G ^b   Levinskikh, M A ^b   Sytchov, V N ^b   Ivanova, T ^c   Kostov, P ^c   Sapunova, S ^c   Dandolov, I ^c   Bubenheim, D B ^d   Jahns, G ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^c Faculty of Physics Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski   (Bulgaria)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GREENHOUSES; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER;

POROUS MATRIX ROOT SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MICROCLIMATE; MIR PROJECT; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT ROOT; SPACE FLIGHT; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WHEAT;

NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE MEDIA; DIFFUSION; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT ROOTS; SPACE FLIGHT; TRITICUM; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0034352230     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(00)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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