The primary physicochemical characteristics and the nutrient adsorption of different
substrates were carried out, to select suitable cultivation substrates for plant cultivation in …

Fluid management in plant root zones is critical for long duration space missions including
lunar‐or Martian‐based missions, but key aspects of design and delivery of fluids under …

Liquid behavior under reduced gravity conditions is of considerable interest for various
components of life‐support systems required for manned space missions. High costs and …

Plant growth in restricted volumes of porous material is of interest for advanced life support
systems for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's future space missions …

A plant growth system for crop production under microgravity is part of a life supporting
system designed for long-duration space missions. A plant growth in soil in space requires …

Microgravity hinders capillary-driven water flow in unsaturated porous media. Previous
studies proposed pore-scale phenomena such as “air entrapment”,“particle separation”, and …

Lunar-and Martian-based plant growth facilities pose novel challenges to design and
management of porous medium-based root-zone environments. For example, to achieve …

The effect of reduced gravity on the balanced management of liquid, gaseous and ionic
fluxes in unsaturated porous media remains a central challenge for plant-based bio …

Management of water content and nutrient status during space flight is a critical element for
successful plant production systems. Our objectives were to determine if dual-probe heat …