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Performance of Sweet Potato for Bioregenerative Life Support (2001)
ID: 330 Flag Paper
Title: Performance of Sweet Potato for Bioregenerative Life Support
Authors: D. Barta, K. Henderson, D. Mortley, D. Henninger,
Journal Name: NASA
Year of Publication: 2001
Page Number:
Category: biosphere
Availability: pdf
Detail Page: /papers/330
Web Link: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100039474
BoK Link: [[paper:330]]
Abstract
Sweet potato was successfully grown to harvest maturity in a large-scale atmospherically-closed controlled environment chamber. Yield of edible biomass and capacity for contributing to air revitalization and water recovery were documented. Yield was slightly less than that found in smaller-scale studies, but this is not unusual (Wheeler 1999). Continued work is suggested to improve control of storage root initiation, bulking and vine growth.
Title: Performance of Sweet Potato for Bioregenerative Life Support
Authors: D. Barta, K. Henderson, D. Mortley, D. Henninger,
Journal Name: NASA
Year of Publication: 2001
Page Number:
Category: biosphere
Availability: pdf
Detail Page: /papers/330
Web Link: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100039474
BoK Link: [[paper:330]]
Abstract
Sweet potato was successfully grown to harvest maturity in a large-scale atmospherically-closed controlled environment chamber. Yield of edible biomass and capacity for contributing to air revitalization and water recovery were documented. Yield was slightly less than that found in smaller-scale studies, but this is not unusual (Wheeler 1999). Continued work is suggested to improve control of storage root initiation, bulking and vine growth.