Space farming : Need for fresh vegetable crop Kumar Vipin, Singh Sudhanshu*, Jakhwal Riya, Singh Bijendra, Tomar Harshit Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author E-mail- singhsudhanshu.16896@gmail.com
Online published on 2 December, 2023. Abstract Space farming, like moon farming, involves cultivating crops in space for food and other uses. Feeding space stations and other long-term missions takes time and money. Producing food in flight is intriguing because restocking is expensive and interplanetary expeditions are impossible. Space greenhouses distribute water, nutrients, and oxygen to plant roots using LED lighting, a porous clay base, and controlled-release fertilizer. The station's APH is a plant research growth chamber. Colonists who desire to farm off-Earth will face technical obstacles. Numerous companies want to lead the food production industry to space. Space agriculture could change farming on Earth with higher yields, more efficient production methods, and closed-loop fertilizer and water recycling technologies that maximize resource utilization. Top Keywords LED lighting, Resource use efficiency, Spread harvesting. Top |