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Lunar base agriculture: Soils for plant growthThis work provides information on research and experimentation concerning various aspects of food production in space and particularly on the moon. Options for human settlement of the moon and Mars and strategies for a lunar base are discussed. The lunar environment, including the mineralogical and chemical properties of lunar regolith are investigated and chemical and physical considerations for a lunar-derived soil are considered. It is noted that biological considerations for such a soil include controlled-environment crop production, both hydroponic and lunar regolith-based; microorganisms and the growth of higher plants in lunar-derived soils; and the role of microbes to condition lunar regolith for plant cultivation. Current research in the controlled ecological life support system (CELSS) project is presented in detail and future research areas, such as the growth of higher research plants in CELSS are considered. Optimum plant and microbiological considerations for lunar derived soils are examined.
Document ID
19910030103
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
Ming, Douglas W.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Henninger, Donald L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
91A14726
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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