Wiki source code of Amadee-18-Hortextreme
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1.1 | 1 | === Details === |
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2.1 | 3 | |**Acronym**|Hortextreme |
| 4 | |**Description**|((( | ||
| 5 | Installation of an inflatable growth chamber to accomodate 2 square meter microgreens hydroponic cultivation. | ||
| 6 | Evaluation of the plant growth performances in extreme environment. | ||
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| 8 | |**Principal Investigator (PI)**|Sara Piccirillo | ||
| 9 | |**Organisation** |ASI - Italian Space Agency | ||
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| 11 | === Summary === | ||
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2.1 | 13 | Hortextreme deals with the installation of an inflatable structure in which a smaller grow room will be operated. A system of 2 square meter hydroponic cultivation will be developed with a selection of microgreens, identified on the basis of their agronomic characteristics (e.g short-growth cycle, need for low light intensity) and nutraceutical properties (anthocyanins and flavonoids content). |
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| 15 | === Objectives === | ||
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2.1 | 17 | The experiments aims to develop innovative cultivation system useful in our roadmap to Mars exploration and colonization, expanding the scientific knowledge on the Bioregenerative Systems management and performances. |
| 18 | Furthermore, Hortextreme has important incidence on Earth applications, being a possible test-bed for cultivation systems in extreme environments and providing innovative solutions to issues related to all-round sustainability. | ||
| 19 | Last but not least, it may allow to verify potential psychological benefits associated to growing plants in space for crew members during long- term missions. | ||
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| 21 | === Experiment Data === | ||
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| 23 | |=Date|=Files | ||
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3.1 | 24 | |=(% scope="col" %)2018-02-13|=3 xlsx, 1 docx, 1 jpg |