Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth
Abstract Planned missions to Mars and the moon stress the urgency of developing self‐sustaining food production systems for crewed, long‐term, space exploration. Here we discuss space agriculture (SpaceAg) as a sustainable complete life support system for prolonged space travel and surface missions....
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| description | Abstract Planned missions to Mars and the moon stress the urgency of developing self‐sustaining food production systems for crewed, long‐term, space exploration. Here we discuss space agriculture (SpaceAg) as a sustainable complete life support system for prolonged space travel and surface missions. The unique challenges and considerations for cultivating crops in space, where radiation, gravity, atmosphere and temperature differ from Earth, are presented. We discuss the selection of suitable crops and approaches to optimise growth traits for the ideal plant form, including the potential of genetic engineering to enhance yield and nutritional content. Plants can serve multiple roles, from providing nutritious foods and wellbeing to acting as biofactories for essential pharmaceuticals. The need for robust and efficient controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems that are integral to life support is explored. Finally, we discuss promising solutions for sustainable agriculture in controlled environments on Earth, based on SpaceAg research and innovation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5bcd1a0bf9fb45128330ccdcfc1128562025-01-31T16:15:29ZengWiley-VCHModern Agriculture2751-41022023-09-0112869710.1002/moda.20Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earthMuhammad Kamran0Lucas Auroux1Kim Johnson2Mathew G. Lewsey3School of Molecular Sciences The University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia AustraliaAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria AustraliaAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria AustraliaAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria AustraliaAbstract Planned missions to Mars and the moon stress the urgency of developing self‐sustaining food production systems for crewed, long‐term, space exploration. Here we discuss space agriculture (SpaceAg) as a sustainable complete life support system for prolonged space travel and surface missions. The unique challenges and considerations for cultivating crops in space, where radiation, gravity, atmosphere and temperature differ from Earth, are presented. We discuss the selection of suitable crops and approaches to optimise growth traits for the ideal plant form, including the potential of genetic engineering to enhance yield and nutritional content. Plants can serve multiple roles, from providing nutritious foods and wellbeing to acting as biofactories for essential pharmaceuticals. The need for robust and efficient controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems that are integral to life support is explored. Finally, we discuss promising solutions for sustainable agriculture in controlled environments on Earth, based on SpaceAg research and innovation.https://doi.org/10.1002/moda.20biofactoriescontrolled environment agriculturegenetic engineeringlife support systemspace agriculture (SpaceAg)space settlements |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Kamran Lucas Auroux Kim Johnson Mathew G. Lewsey Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth Modern Agriculture biofactories controlled environment agriculture genetic engineering life support system space agriculture (SpaceAg) space settlements |
| title | Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| title_full | Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| title_fullStr | Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| title_short | Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| title_sort | optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth |
| topic | biofactories controlled environment agriculture genetic engineering life support system space agriculture (SpaceAg) space settlements |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/moda.20 |
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