Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable preferences of Neumayer Station crew members: Input to crop selection and psychological benefits of space-based plant production systems
The inclusion of higher plants in bio-regenerative life support systems has been suggested to contribute to a nutritious menu, increase food acceptability and provide psychological benefits to the crew. In 2017, the EDEN ISS project will deploy a greenhouse module to the Neumayer Station III in Anta...
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doaj-5d5acdc9f43e4ea2a39d64e12b1035162021-09-05T20:51:14ZengDe GruyterOpen Agriculture2391-95312016-01-011117918810.1515/opag-2016-0023opag-2016-0023Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable preferences of Neumayer Station crew members: Input to crop selection and psychological benefits of space-based plant production systemsMauerer M.0Schubert D.1Zabel P.2Bamsey M.3Kohlberg E.4Mengedoht D.5Institute of Space Systems, German Aerospace Center, Bremen, GermanyInstitute of Space Systems, German Aerospace Center, Bremen, GermanyInstitute of Space Systems, German Aerospace Center, Bremen, GermanyInstitute of Space Systems, German Aerospace Center, Bremen, GermanyAlfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, GermanyAlfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, GermanyThe inclusion of higher plants in bio-regenerative life support systems has been suggested to contribute to a nutritious menu, increase food acceptability and provide psychological benefits to the crew. In 2017, the EDEN ISS project will deploy a greenhouse module to the Neumayer Station III in Antarctica. This system will be used to advance bio-regenerative life support system technologies and operations. An initial survey was conducted to improve crop selection for the EDEN ISS greenhouse module by further investigating the aspects of food acceptability and psychological benefits of crop cultivation. Former members of the overwintering crews of the three Neumayer stations were asked about their fresh food and vegetable preferences and about further aspects concerning Antarctic plant production. Results confirm the benefits of growing higher plants in isolated and confined environments and offer insight on the importance of crop selection aspects like taste, texture, pungency and colour.https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2016-0023food acceptability crop selection bioregenerative life support systems space analogue environmentantarctic plant production |
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Mauerer M. Schubert D. Zabel P. Bamsey M. Kohlberg E. Mengedoht D. Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable preferences of Neumayer Station crew members: Input to crop selection and psychological benefits of space-based plant production systems Open Agriculture food acceptability crop selection bioregenerative life support systems space analogue environment antarctic plant production |
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Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of Neumayer Station crew members:
Input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
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Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of Neumayer Station crew members:
Input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
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Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of Neumayer Station crew members:
Input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
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Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of Neumayer Station crew members:
Input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
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Initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of Neumayer Station crew members:
Input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
| title_sort |
initial survey on fresh fruit and vegetable
preferences of neumayer station crew members:
input to crop selection and psychological benefits
of space-based plant production systems |
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De Gruyter |
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Open Agriculture |
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2391-9531 |
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2016-01-01 |
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The inclusion of higher plants in bio-regenerative
life support systems has been suggested to contribute
to a nutritious menu, increase food acceptability and
provide psychological benefits to the crew. In 2017, the
EDEN ISS project will deploy a greenhouse module to
the Neumayer Station III in Antarctica. This system will
be used to advance bio-regenerative life support system
technologies and operations. An initial survey was
conducted to improve crop selection for the EDEN ISS
greenhouse module by further investigating the aspects
of food acceptability and psychological benefits of crop
cultivation. Former members of the overwintering crews of
the three Neumayer stations were asked about their fresh
food and vegetable preferences and about further aspects
concerning Antarctic plant production. Results confirm the
benefits of growing higher plants in isolated and confined
environments and offer insight on the importance of crop
selection aspects like taste, texture, pungency and colour. |
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food acceptability crop selection bioregenerative life support systems space analogue environment antarctic plant production |
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https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2016-0023 |
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