Leafy Greens Grown on the International Space Station May Provide a Nutritious Supplement to Astronauts' Diet - Thu 15 Aug 2019 12:24:PM
Abstract: Supplemental safe food production has been an essential goal of NASA to meet the nutritional needs of astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) as well as for future long duration missions to the moon and beyond. Food crops grown in space experience different environmental conditions than plants grown on Earth (i.e. microgravity and spaceflight physical sciences impacts). To test the growth methods and effects of the space environment, red romaine lettuce Lactuca sativa cv. 'Outredg...
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