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An example of this is vegetable production on the International Space Station in Earth orbit. [10] By the year 2010, 20 plant growth experiments had been conducted aboard the International Space Station. [1] Several experiments have been focused on how plant growth and distribution compares in micro-gravity, space conditions versus Earth ...
The Vegetable Production System (Veggie) is a plant growth system developed and used by NASA in space environments. The purpose of Veggie is to provide a self-sufficient and sustainable food source for astronauts as well as a means of recreation and relaxation through therapeutic gardening. [ 2 ]
The study of plant response in space environments is another subject of astrobotany research. In space, plants encounter unique environmental stressors not found on Earth including microgravity, ionizing radiation, and oxidative stress. [23] Experiments have shown that these stressors cause genetic alterations in plant metabolism pathways.
Zucchini plant in the Destiny lab. The supply of food to space stations and other long duration missions is expensive.One astronaut on the International Space Station requires approximately "1.8 kilograms of food and packaging per day". [1]
Hydroponic cultures lead to highest biomass and protein production compared to other growth substrates, of plants cultivated in the same environmental conditions and supplied with equal amounts of nutrients. [11] Hydroponics is not only used on earth, but has also proven itself in plant production experiments in Earth orbit. [12]
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Expedition 8 Commander and Science Officer Michael Foale conducts an inspection of the Microgravity Science Glovebox. ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, works with the Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems in Micro-G (POEMS) payload in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) inside the Destiny laboratory.
Plant propagation is the process of plant reproduction of a species or cultivar, and it can be sexual or asexual. It can happen through the use of vegetative parts of the plants, such as leaves, stems, and roots to produce new plants or through growth from specialized vegetative plant parts.