Plant bioregenerative life supports: The Italian CAB Project

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-134

  Lobascio, Cesare ^a   Lamantea, Matteo ^a   Cotronei, Vittorio ^b   Negri, Barbara ^b   De Pascale, Stefania ^c   Maggio, Albino ^c   Foti, Maria ^d   Palumberi, Sergio ^e  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e Sofiter System Engineering   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioregenerative life support system; Controlled environmental conditions; Space biology; Stress physiology; Volatile organic compounds; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34648824840     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429140701549793     Document Type: Article

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