Agro-biology for bioregenerative life support systems in long-term space missions: General constraints and the Italian efforts

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-252

  de Micco, Veronica ^a   Aronne, Giovanna ^a   Colla, Giuseppe ^b   Fortezza, Raimondo ^c   de Pascale, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c MARS srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altered gravity; Closed ecological systems; Hydroponics; Plant evolution; Space environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449103307     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429140903161348     Document Type: Review

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