Farming in space: Environmental and biophysical concerns

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-167

  Monje, O ^a   Stutte, G W ^a   Goins, G D ^a   Porterfield, D M ^b,c   Bingham, G E ^c,d  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CULTIVATION; EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METABOLISM; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SPACECRAFT;

BIOPHYSICAL CONCERNS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037221496     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00751-2     Document Type: Article

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