Crop candidates for the bioregenerative life support systems in China

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 63, Issue 7-10, 2008, Pages 1076-1080

  Chunxiao, Xu ^a   Hong, Liu ^a  

^a University of Aeronautic and Astronautic   (China)

Author keywords

Bioregenerative life support systems; Crop

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CANNING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; FRUITS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HUMAN ENGINEERING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONMETALS; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); VALUE ENGINEERING;

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.; BIOREGENERATIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (BLSS); CHINESE CABBAGE; CROP SPECIES; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DAUCUS CAROTA L.; FOOD CROPS; GLYCINE MAX (SOY BEAN); LACTUCA SATIVA; LIFE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS; LIFE SUPPORTS; LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LYCOPERSICON; ORYZA SATIVA L.; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SPACE CREWS; WELSH ONION; WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

EID: 48549106225     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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