Exposure of Arabidopsis thaliana to hypobaric environments: Implications for low-pressure bioregenerative life support systems for human exploration missions and terraforming on Mars

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 851-866

  Richards, Jeffrey T ^a   Corey, Kenneth A ^b   Paul, Anna Lisa ^c   Ferl, Robert J ^c   Wheeler, Raymond M ^c   Schuerger, Andrew C ^c  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Kent School   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced life support systems; Hypobaria; Hypoxia; Low pressure plant growth; Mars; Photorespiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME;

ARABIDOPSIS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MARS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33846101472     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.851     Document Type: Article

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