The ability to grow plants in microgravity is essential for the sustenance of life in extraterrestrial environments. Problems with current systems mainly involve poor gas exchange due to the lack of convection currents in microgravity. A model porous-tube system was compared against a mist-delivery system. Systems were compared for ADH activity and various morphological characteristics over 7- and 40-day trials. Plants grown to maturity in the mist system were healthier than those grown in the tube system.

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Creator

• Romagnano, Joseph Francis

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D351M

Advisor

• Weathers, Pamela

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright