In the container and on social media: "Big Brother" for vegetables
Alles was das vegane Herz begehrt, wächst nun auch hier. Nur den Notausgang möchte man bei den draußen herrschenden Niedrigtemperaturen nur ungern benützen. Foto: DLR/NASA/Bunchek
The greenhouse is equipped with a newly developed nutrient delivery system and LED lighting. There is also a bio-detection and decontamination system, as well as food quality and safety procedures. So researchers here are testing a reliable plant-growing system with maximum biomass output that requires no soil at all. This is achieved with optimized light, the wavelength of which is adjusted according to the growth stage of the plants. An adjusted CO2 level and a closed water circuit complement the greenhouse. By controlling the environmental conditions in the greenhouse, the development of the plants can be influenced so that they have a particularly high nutrient content. However, the researchers are not yet obtaining fresh seedlings from the existing plants. Likewise, EDEN ISS is still dependent on Neumayer Station. That's where the water and energy come from.
EDEN ISS is well networked. On social media, activities at the EDEN ISS Antarctic greenhouse can be followed using the hashtag #MadeInAntarctica. The Antarctic greenhouse has channels on Facebook and Instagram, as well as an image gallery on flickr. On the Internet, a tool can be used to observe the plants of the EDEN-ISS greenhouse in Antarctica. Every day, images from 34 cameras provide a glimpse of how the plants are growing.
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