Abstract
A higher plant growth system for Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) applications is described. The system permits independent movement of individual plants during growth. Enclosed within variable geometry growth chambers, the system allocates only the volume required by the growing plants. This variable spacing system maintains isolation between root and shoot environments, providing individual control for optimal growth. The advantages of the system for hydroponic and aeroponic growth chambers are discussed. Two applications are presented: (1) the growth of soybeans in a space station common module, and (2) in a terrestrial city greenhouse.
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The system permits independent movement of individual plants during growth.
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e0“The system permits independent movement of individual plants during growth”
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The system allocates only the volume required by growing plants.
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- plantsViridiplantaee0
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- volume required by the growing plantse0
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- only the volume requirede0
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e0“Enclosed within variable geometry growth chambers, the system allocates only the volume required by the growing plants”
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The variable spacing system maintains separation of root and shoot environments and allows individual control.
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e0“This variable spacing system maintains isolation between root and shoot environments, providing individual control for optimal growth”
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