Growth of sweetpotato in lunar and mars simulants
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Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] cv ’TU-82-155’ was grown in Lunar or Mars simulants to evaluate growth and yield responses. Stem cuttings (15 cm long) were grown in Lunar (LS) or Mars (MS) simulants, or Turface (TF3; three cuttings) or (TF4; 4 cuttings). Plants were supplied with nutrient solutions through a microporous tube buried in the media. Plants were harvested 120 days after planting. The number of storage roots per unit area was greater among plants grown in MS and similar for plants grown in LS, TF3, and TF4. Storage root fresh and dry mass and percent dry mass were similar among media treatments. Foliage fresh mass and harvest index were also similar regardless of media used, while foliage dry mass was lowest among plants grown in LS. Nutrient solution pH remained close to the set point of 6.0 for the first 60 days but declined thereafter while EC was most stable among plants grown in MS. Total leaf area and number were greatest for plants in TF3 while stomatal conductance was greatest for plants in TF4. These results indicate that sweetpotato can be successfully grown in both Lunar and Mars simulants and would probably grow well in true planetary substrates.
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The use of regolith simulants amended with organic matrixes, and their contribution to disposal of organic streams in space colonies, has been scarcely investigated.
“The use of regolith simulants amended with organic matrixes, as well as their contribution to the disposal of organic streams in space colonies, has been scarcely investigated (Gilrain et al., 1999; Mortley et al., 2000; Wamelink et al., 2014).”
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Very few works have dealt with cultivation on Mars simulants.
“very few works have dealt with cultivation on Mars simulants”
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In the absence of any organic matter, the main chemical compositions and mineralogy of Lunar and Martian simulants are very similar to those of their respective reference samples from the Lunar and Martian surfaces.
“In the absence of any organic matter, the main chemical compositions and mineralogy of Lunar and Martian simulants are very similar to those of their respective reference samples from the Lunar and Martian surfaces (Mortley et al., 2000;Beegle et al., 2007;Peters et al., 2008;Zeng et al., 2015;Kölbl et al., 2017).”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Mortley et al., 2000
Lunar and Martian simulants have been primarily studied for applications other than agronomy, although they have potential use as a substrate for crop growth.
“To date, Lunar and Martian simulants have been primarily studied for applications other than agronomy (de Vera et al., 2004;Gertsch et al., 2008;Kölbl et al., 2017;Karl et al., 2018), although they have potential use as a substrate for crop growth (Mortley et al., 2000).”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Mortley et al., 2000
Aglan et al. (1998) and Mortley et al. (2000) concluded that both Lunar and Martian simulants showed potential for use as a substrate for crop production.
“Therefore, the authors concluded that both simulants showed potential for use as a substrate for crop production.”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Mortley et al., 2000
In tests by Aglan et al. (1998) and Mortley et al. (2000), the simulants mainly provided mechanical anchorage for the plant roots and did not cause any adverse or toxic effects in the plants.
“In these tests, the simulants mainly provided mechanical anchorage for the plant roots, and did not cause any adverse or toxic effects in the plants.”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Mortley et al., 2000
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- Authors
- Mortley, D. G., Aglan, H. A., Bonsi, C. K., & Hill, W. A.
- Affiliations
- Tuskegee University (US)
- Venue
- SAE Technical Paper Series
- Publisher
- SAE International
- Published
- 2000-07-10
- Volume
- 1
- ISSN
- 0148-7191 (ISSN-L)
- 2688-3627
- OpenAlex
- W1527162677
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Growth and nutrition in plants
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Space Exploration and Technology
- Keywords
- Ipomoea batatas, lunar regolith simulant, regolith, plant growth media, storage root yield, nutrient solution pH, stomatal conductance, leaf area, harvest index, space agriculture
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