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Plants for space plantations. [crops for closed life support systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Nikishanova, T. I. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | Criteria for selection of candidate crops for closed life support systems are presented and discussed, and desired characteristics of candidate higher plant crops are given. Carbohydrate crops, which are most suitable, grown worldwide are listed and discussed. The sweet potato, ipomoea batatas Poir., is shown to meet the criteria to the greatest degree, and the criteria are recommended as suitable for initial evaluation of candidate higher plant crops for such systems. |
| File Size | 2679878 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780019791 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9w13vw38 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Life Support Systems Potatoes Plants Botany Space Flight Feeding Crops Closed Ecological Systems Manned Space Flight Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |