Earth benefits of interdisciplinary CELSS-related research by the NSCORT in Bioregenerative Life Support.
Earth benefits of research from the NSCORT in Bioregenerative Life Support will include the following:  development of active control mechanisms for light, CO2, and temperature to maximize photosynthesis of crop plants during important phases of crop development; automation of crop culture systems; creation of novel culture systems for optimum productivity; creation of value-added crops with superior nutritional, yield, and waste-process characteristics; environmental control of food and toxicant composition of crops; new process technologies and novel food products for safe, nutritious, palatable vegetarian diets; creation of menus for healthful vegetarian diets with psychological acceptability; enzymatic procedures to degrade recalcitrant crop residues occurring in municipal waste; control-system strategies to ensure sustainabilty of a CELSS that will enable management of diverse complex systems on Earth.
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NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Bioregenerative Life Support, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA.
Sherman
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Nielsen
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Nelson
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Trumbo
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Hodges
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Hasegawa
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Bressan
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Ladisch
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Auslander
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D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000254:growth & development*; D000458:Cyanobacteria; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D005524:Food Technology; D018527:Hydroponics; D008021:Life Support Systems; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation; D018511:Systems Integration; D018581:Technology Transfer; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods