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Bubblegum Stuff - Plant Life Support - Automatic Watering System - 350 ml

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If you know one thing about anatomy, you know that thumbs should be green. If you know two things, you're also aware that living things need hydration. Cooper, M., Perchonok, M., and Douglas, G. L. (2017). Initial Assessment of the Nutritional Quality of the Space Food System over Three Years of Ambient Storage. npj Microgravity 3, 1–4. doi:10.1038/s41526-017-0022-z

Space brings with it unique environmental constraints for crops. This inspired the concept of a Crop Readiness Level or CRL ( Wheeler and Strayer, 1997), which is a maturation scale analogous to technology readiness levels (TRL) but for crops and BLSS. For example, short or dwarf growth, high harvest index, high yields, organoleptic acceptance, good nutrient content, and ability to control microbial contaminants are all desirable traits for the selection and maturation of CRL for space ( Romeyn et al., 2019; Spencer et al., 2021). The current scale is focused on ISS and Mars transit needs, but surface settings with larger BLSS crop systems might consider different criteria or factors appropriate for those settings, such as higher macronutrient content, ability to grow in multispecies plantings, or radiation tolerance. Like applying TRL for aerospace hardware, a CRL approach provides a logical progression of testing for future space crops. Historical Context of Preparing Crops for Spaceflight: Ground-Based Research Great Gardening Gift: If you are looking for a novel gift or gardening gift, it is a fun and useful gift for your loved one. Burgner, S. E., Nemali, K., Massa, G. D., Wheeler, R. M., Morrow, R. C., and Mitchell, C. A. (2020). Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica Rapa L. Cv. Tokyo Bekana) to Continuously Elevated Carbon Dioxide in a Simulated Space Station "Veggie" Crop-Production Environment. Life Sci. Space Res. 27, 83–88. doi:10.1016/j.lssr.2020.07.007 Wright, B. D., Walter C. Bausch, W. C., and William M. Knott, W. M. (1988). A Hydroponic System for Microgravity Plant Experiments. Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Eng. 31, 440–446. doi:10.13031/2013.30728 Cooper, M. R., Catauro, P., and Perchonok, M. (2012). Development and Evaluation of Bioregenerative Menus for Mars Habitat Missions. Acta Astronautica 81, 555–562. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.08.035

It’s useful to ask: have I over watered or under watered the plant? Is it in too much sunlight or not enough? And is the soil healthy? These three areas are absolutely key to plant health.

Bingham, G. E., Jones, S. B., Or, D., Podolski, I. G., Levinskikh, M. A., Sytchov, V. N., et al. (2000). Microgravity Effects on Water Supply and Substrate Properties in Porous Matrix Root Support Systems. Acta Astronautica 47 (11), 839–848. doi:10.1016/s0094-5765(00)00116-8 Yorio, N. C., Goins, G. D., Kagie, H. R., Wheeler, R. M., and Sager, J. C. (2001). Improving Spinach, Radish, and Lettuce Growth under Red Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with Blue Light Supplementation. HortSci 36, 380–383. doi:10.21273/hortsci.36.2.380 This year in National Plant Health Week (from the 9th May) we are working with the RHS to encourage younger garden visitors to learn why plants are so important to our survival and what we can do in our own gardens at home to contribute to this important work nationally.Perchonok, M., Douglas, G., Cooper, M., and Center, L. B. J. S. (2012). Evidence Report: Risk of Performance Decrement and Crew Illness Due to an Inadequate Food System. Houston, TX: NASA Johnson Space Center.

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