Short Title:
Microgreens Nutrition
Responsible HRP Element:
Human Health Countermeasures
Funding Status:
Active - Currently funded and in progress
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
SA-1: Conduct nutritional survey of microgreen down-selects from FY20 funded SLPSRA
microgreen crop screening investigation (n=12 cultivars).
SA-2: Investigate and screen n=24 novel microgreens and down-select to n=12 cultivars for
nutritional analysis.
SA-3: Using data gathered in SA-1 and SA-2, quantitate nutritional yield per cubic meter in
different space crop production scenarios using microgreen cultivars (n=24) grown under ISS
environmental conditions and compare nutritional volume efficiency to relevant traditional
crop growth methods, such as Veggie and new space-based crop production technologies
under development.
Other Resources
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Yes
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Category:
Study Results
Subcategory:
Customer Requested Study or Analysis
Description:
Oct 2020-Dec 2021 Modify growth chamber for microgreens testing; procure
supplies and seeds; preliminary horticultural testing of
novel microgreen cultivar types (SA-1 & SA-2)
Dec 2020-Mar 2021 Down-select microgreens cultivar nutritional survey trials
(SA-1)
Mar 2020-Jun 2021 Novel microgreen cultivar investigation, screening and
down-select cultivar nutritional survey trials (SA-2)
Mar 2021-Jul 2021 Data analysis, baseline edible biomass and nutritional
output as it relates to growth volume on spacecraft (SA-3)
Jan 2021 Present at IWS
Sept 2021 Final report submitted to HRP
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None