{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: de Queiroz Neves, Cilene Ferreira; Graciolli, Luiz Antonio
{Year}: 2008
{Title}: Characterization of log cultivation of the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler in western Sao Paulo State (Brazil)
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{Journal}: ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY
{Volume}: 30
{Issue}: 4
{Pages}: 487-494
{ISBN/ISSN}: 1679-9275
{Keywords}: Shiitake; edible fungi; growing system; production
{Abstract}: This study was carried out in the towns of Dracena, Junquciropolis, Mirandopolis, Aliancas, Ilha Solteira, Castilho, Aracatuba, Birigui and Guararapes, Sao Paulo State, by surveying 17 Shiitake growers through a questionnaire. Data pertaining to the stages of log-Shiitake growing, recording and characterization of growers and growing systems were entered into Microsoft Excel for Windows. The results showed that Shiitake cultivation is recent and increasing in this region, and that growers have a high education level. Shiitake cultivation is mainly located in rural areas, with both Brazilians of Japanese descent and native Brazilians growing it. The most commonly used trees are eucalyptus and mango. The high level of log contamination is perhaps due to growing without temperature or moisture control and to the inappropriate growing system.. In 2004, there were 45,000 Shiitake-inoculated logs in this region, and the yield stood around 200 g of fresh mushroom/log. The mushrooms are picked in boxes of 200 g, and are sold mainly to Ceasa in open markets.
{Author Address}: Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Engn, Programa Posgrad Agron, BR-15385000 Sao Paulo, Brazil; Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Engn, Programa Posgrad Agron, BR-15385000 Sao Paulo, Brazil
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{Language}: Portuguese
{Country}: Brazil

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Molders, K.; Quinet, M.; Decat, J.; Secco, B.; Duliere, E.; Pieters, S.; Van Der Kooij, T.; Lutts, S.; Van Der Straeten, D.
{Year}: 2012
{Title}: Selection and hydroponic growth of potato cultivars for bioregenerative life support systems
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{Place Published}: Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom
{Journal}: Advances in Space Research
{Volume}: 50
{Issue}: 1
{Pages}: 156-165
{Date Displayed}: 2012
{ISBN/ISSN}: 02731177
{Original Publication}: Elsevier Ltd
{Keywords}: Plants (botany); Carbon dioxide; Cultivation; Environmental management; Film growth; Innovation; Nutrients; Nutrition; Space flight; Tubes (components)
{Abstract}: As part of the ESA-funded MELiSSA program, Ghent University and the Universite catholique de Louvain investigated the suitability, growth and development of four potato cultivars in hydroponic culture under controlled conditions with the aim to incorporate such cultivation system in an Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS). Potato plants can fulfill three major functions in an ECLSS in space missions: (a) fixation of CO 2 and production of O2, (b) production of tubers for human nutrition and (c) production of clean water after condensation of the water vapor released from the plants by transpiration. Four cultivars (Annabelle, Bintje, Desiree and Innovator) were selected and grown hydroponically in nutrient film technique (NFT) gullies in a growth chamber under controlled conditions. The plant growth parameters, tuber harvest parameters and results of tuber nutritional analysis of the four cultivars were compared. The four potato cultivars grew well and all produced tubers. The growth period lasted 127 days for all cultivars except for Desiree which needed 145 days. Annabelle (1.45 kg/m2) and Bintje (1.355 kg/m2) were the best performing of the four cultivars. They also produced two times more tubers than Desiree and Innovator. Innovator produced the biggest tubers (20.95 g/tuber) and Desiree the smallest (7.67 g/tuber). The size of Annabelle and Bintje potatoes were intermediate. Bintje plants produced the highest total biomass in term of DW. The highest non-edible biomass was produced by Desiree, which showed both the highest shoot and root DW. The manual length and width measurements were also used to predict the total tuber mass. The energy values of the tubers remained in the range of the 2010 USDA and Souci-Fachmann-Kraut food composition databases. The amount of Ca determined was slightly reduced compared to the USDA value, but close to the Souci-Fachmann-Kraut value. The concentration of Cu, Zn and P were high compared to both databases. Clearly, the yields for the four cultivars used in this study can still be significantly increased. Identification of optimal growth conditions (a.o. nutrient solution management, light conditions) will be the subject of further research.   2012 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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20122115047249
Advanced life supports
CELSS
Harvest index
Hydroponics
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
{Author Address}: Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Physiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Kitaya, Y.; Hirai, H.; Wei, X.; Islam, A. F. M. S.; Yamamoto, M.
{Year}: 2008
{Title}: Growth of sweetpotato cultured in the newly designed hydroponic system for space farming
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{Place Published}: Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom
{Journal}: Advances in Space Research
{Volume}: 41
{Issue}: 5
{Pages}: 730-735
{Date Displayed}: 2008
{ISBN/ISSN}: 02731177
{Original Publication}: Elsevier Ltd
{Keywords}: Agricultural products; Cultivation; Nutrients; Space research; Water
{Abstract}: Life support of crews in long-duration space missions for other planets will be highly dependent on amounts of food, atmospheric O2 and clean water produced by plants. Therefore, the space farming system with scheduling of crop production, obtaining high yields with a rapid turnover rate, converting atmospheric CO2 to O2 and purifying water should be established with employing suitable plant species and cultivars and precisely controlling environmental variables around plants grown at a high density in a limited space. In this study, we developed a new hydroponic method for producing tuberous roots and fresh edible leaves and stems of sweetpotato. In the first experiment, we examined the effects of water contents in the rooting substrate on growth and tuberous root development of sweetpotato. The rooting substrates made with rockwool slabs were inclined in a culture container and absorbed nutrient solution from the lower end of the slabs by capillary action. Tuberous roots developed on the lower surface of the rockwool slabs. The tuberous roots showed better growth and development at locations farther from the water surface on the rockwool slabs, which had lower water content. In the second experiment, three sweetpotato cultivars were cultured in a hydroponic system for five months from June to November under the sun light in Osaka, Japan as a fundamental study for establishing the space farming system. The cultivars employed were 'Elegant summer', 'Kokei-14' and 'Beniazuma'. The hydroponic system mainly consisted of culture containers and rockwool slabs. Dry weights of tuberous roots developed in the aerial space between the rockwool slab and the nutrient solution filled at the bottom of the culture container were 0.34, 0.45 and 0.23 kg/plant and dry weights of the top portion (leaves, petioles and stems) were 0.42, 0.29 and 0.61 kg/plant for 'Elegant summer', 'Kokei-14' and 'Beniazuma', respectively. Young stems and leaves as well as tuberous roots of 'Elegant summer' are edible and palatable. Therefore 'Elegant summer' would be a promising crop to produce large amounts of food with high nutritional values in the present hydroponic system in space farming.   2007 COSPAR.
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Hydroponic culture
Space farming
Sweetpotato
{Author Address}: Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Jr. Gonzales, John M.; Lowry, Brett A.; Brown, Paul B.; Beyl, Caula A.; Nyochemberg, Leopold
{Year}: 2009
{Title}: The effects of composting on the nutritional composition of fibrous bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS) plant waste residues and its impact on the growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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{Journal}: ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH
{Volume}: 43
{Issue}: 8
{Pages}: 1243-1249
{ISBN/ISSN}: 0273-1177
{Keywords}: PLEUROTUS-OSTREATUS; WHEAT-STRAW; FISH; DIETS; FEED; MEAL; DEGRADATION; RETENTION; LIGNIN; ROHU
{Abstract}: Utilization of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS) plant waste residues as a nutritional source by Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) has proven problematic as a result of high concentrations of fibrous compounds in the plant waste residues. Nutritional improvement of plant waste. residues by composting with the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), and the effects on growth and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia fed such residues were evaluated. Five Nile tilapia (mean weight = 70.9 +/- 3.1 g) were stocked in triplicate aquaria and fed one of two experimental diets, cowpea (CP) and composted cowpea (CCP), twice daily for a period of 8 weeks. Composting of cowpea residue resulted in reduced concentrations of nitrogen-free extract, hemi-cellulose and trypsin inhibitor activity. though trypsin inhibitor activity remained high. Composting did not reduce crude fiber, lignin, or cellulose concentrations in the diet. No significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed in weight gain, specific growth rate, survival rate, daily consumption, and food conversion ratio between tilapia fed CP and CCP. These results suggest that P. ostreatus is not a suitable candidate for culture in conjunction with the culture of Nile tilapia. Additional work is needed to determine what, if any, benefit can be obtained from incorporating composted residue as feed for Nile tilapia. (C) 2009 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
{Author Address}: NICHHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA; Purdue Univ, Dept Forestry & Nat Resources, W Lafayette, IN 47904 USA; Purdue Univ, Dept Forestry & Nat Resources, W Lafayette, IN 47904 USA; Alabama A&M Univ, Dept Plant & Soil Sci, Normal, AL 35762 USA; Alabama A&M Univ, Dept Plant & Soil Sci, Normal, AL 35762 USA
{Database Provider}: Web of Science SCI
{Language}: English
{Country}: USA; USA; USA