Performance of a centrifugal phytotron

Details Performance of a centrifugal phytotron Performance of a centrifugal phytotron

Jan 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996adspr..18..251t&link_type=abstract

Advance in Space Research, Volume 18, Issue 4-5, p. 251-254.

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It is possible to cultivate plants under an artificial gravity field generated by a centrifugal device in space. In order to determine an optimal magnitude of gravity, there is a need to investigate the relationship between plant growth and gravity, including not only reduced gravity but also gravity greater than 1G. A prototype centrifugal phytotron was designed and fabricated in order to investigate the relationship between plant growth and increased gravity. This device enables us to cultivate plants over the long term by controlling environmental conditions in the phytotron such as temperature, relative humidity, CO_2 concentration and light intensity. The results of our experiment indicate that plant seeds can germinate and grow even under an artificial gravity which changes sinusoidally from 2G to 4G.

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