Plants - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne: /* Value */

2023-02-13T19:26:51Z

Value

RichardWSmith: /* Plant Selection */

2022-05-26T17:14:13Z

Plant Selection

RichardWSmith: Link to Biosphere 2.

2022-05-26T17:08:42Z

Link to Biosphere 2.

RichardWSmith: Plants are not needed for life-support for early missions.

2022-05-26T17:05:53Z

Plants are not needed for life-support for early missions.

Michel Lamontagne: /* Value */

2021-04-16T17:26:42Z

Value

Michel Lamontagne: /* Value */

2021-04-16T17:21:50Z

Value

Michel Lamontagne: /* Value */

2021-04-16T17:19:08Z

Value

Michel Lamontagne at 17:17, 16 April 2021

2021-04-16T17:17:17Z

Michel Lamontagne: /* Significance to Martian Colonization */

2019-07-25T14:38:44Z

Significance to Martian Colonization

Jburk at 23:24, 24 July 2018

2018-07-24T23:24:15Z

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 Plants should be selected based on the value they provide to the settlement. This could be in the form of [[food]], [[natural fiber]], chemicals, or even just raw [[biomass]]. Some plants, such as flax, provide multiple benefits.
-Plants require [[Lighting|light]] for growth and Mars gets about 1/2 the sunlight as Earth.  Thus shadow tolerant plants may be selected.  Various plants have different requirements, depending on their original environment on Earth.
+Plants require [[Lighting|light]] for growth and Mars gets about 1/2 the sunlight as Earth.  Thus shadow tolerant plants may be selected or additional lighting could be added.  Various plants have different requirements, depending on their original environment on Earth.
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 Plants should be selected based on the value they provide to the settlement. This could be in the form of [[food]], [[natural fiber]], chemicals, or even just raw [[biomass]]. Some plants, such as flax, provide multiple benefits.
-Plants require [[Lighting|light]] for growth.  Various plants have different requirements, depending on their original environment on Earth.
+Plants require [[Lighting|light]] for growth and Mars gets about 1/2 the sunlight as Earth.  Thus shadow tolerant plants may be selected.  Various plants have different requirements, depending on their original environment on Earth.
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 ==List of Shadow Tolerant Vegetables==

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 ==Significance to Martian Colonization==
-Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[carbohydrates]] and [[Protein|proteins]],  [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.  Note that during exploratory missions oxygen will be brought along. In early habitats, oxygen will be made industrially, so plants will not be mission critical for life support.  Only when the population gets large, will we try to make a [[biosphere]].
+Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[carbohydrates]] and [[Protein|proteins]],  [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.  Note that during exploratory missions oxygen will be brought along. In early habitats, oxygen will be made industrially, so plants will not be mission critical for life support.  Only when the population gets large, will we try to make a biosphere.  See [[biosphere 2]] for more info.
 ==Plant Selection==

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 ==Significance to Martian Colonization==
-Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[carbohydrates]] and [[Protein|proteins]],  [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.
+Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[carbohydrates]] and [[Protein|proteins]],  [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.  Note that during exploratory missions oxygen will be brought along. In early habitats, oxygen will be made industrially, so plants will not be mission critical for life support.  Only when the population gets large, will we try to make a [[biosphere]].
 ==Plant Selection==

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 Plants require [[Lighting|light]] for growth.  Various plants have different requirements, depending on their original environment on Earth.
-{| style="font-size:8pt;margin:0 ; clear:both;padding:4px 4px 4px 4px;background:#98FB98;border: solid 1px #006400;width:500px" cellspacing="0"
+{| class="sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:8pt;margin:0 ; clear:both;padding:4px 4px 4px 4px;background:#98FB98;border: solid 1px #006400;width:500px" cellspacing="0"
-|- bgcolor="green"
+|+Candidate plants for Martian greenhouses and production
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 !Common Name!!Scientific Name!!Uses
+!Shadow tolerance
+!Production (tonnes/Ha/yr)
 |-
 ![[Aloe]]
 |''Aloe Vera, Aloe Barbadensis''||Medicine
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 ![[Bamboo]]
 |''Bambuseae''||Construction, Fiber, and Food
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 ![[Chamomile]]
 |''Matricaria Recutita''||Tea and Medicine
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 ![[Flax]]
 |''Linum Usitatissimum''||Fiber, Oil, and Food
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 ![[Hemp]]
 |''Cannabis Sativa''||Fiber and Oil
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 ![[Luffa]]
 |''Luffa Acutangula, Luffa Aegyptiaca''||Food and Natural Sponge
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 ![[Oats]]
 |''Avena sativa''||Food and Skin Care
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 ![[Quinoa]]
 |''Chenopodium Quinoa''||Food
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 ![[Soybean]]
 |''Glycine Max''||Food and Oil
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 ![[Water hyacinth]]
 |''Eichhornia Crassipes''||Waste Water Treatment and Biomass
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 ![[Wheat]]
 |''Triticum''||Food
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 ![[Rice]]
 |''Oryza Sativa, Oryza Glaberrima''||Food and Edible Paper
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 |''Oryza Sativa, Oryza Glaberrima''||Food and Edible Paper
 |}
 [[category:Agriculture]]

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	'''Plants''' are multicellular organisms that gain [[energy]] through [[photosynthesis]], though some species are parasitic or carnivorous. Unlike [[:category:animals\|animals]], [[fungi]] and other [[microbes]], plants have cell walls made from [[cellulose]].		'''Plants''' are multicellular organisms that gain [[energy]] through [[photosynthesis]], though some species are parasitic or carnivorous. Unlike [[:category:animals\|animals]], [[fungi]] and other [[microbes]], plants have cell walls made from [[cellulose]].
		+
		+	Plants on Mars will be produced in [[Greenhouse\|greenhouses]] or [[Greenhouse\|grow rooms]]. In the longer term, plants might be adapted to the Martian environment as part of a terraforming program.

	==Significance to Martian Colonization==		==Significance to Martian Colonization==

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 ==Significance to Martian Colonization==
-Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.
+Plants are a vital source of [[food]], [[carbohydrates]] and [[Protein|proteins]],  [[:category:chemistry|chemicals]], and [[List of Construction Materials|construction materials]] such as [[wood]], [[straw]] and [[bamboo]]. Also, a well balanced [[carbon cycle]] delivers [[oxygen]] for breathing.
 ==Plant Selection==
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-|- bgcolor=green
+|- bgcolor="green"
-! <big><font color="#F0FFFF">Candidate Plants</font></big> !! <big><font color="#F0FFFF">for Martian Greenhouses</font></big> !!
+!<big><font color="#F0FFFF">Candidate Plants</font></big>!!<big><font color="#F0FFFF">for Martian Greenhouses</font></big>!!
 |-
-! Common Name !! Scientific Name !! Uses
+!Common Name!!Scientific Name!!Uses
 |-
-! [[Aloe]]
+![[Aloe]]
-| ''Aloe Vera, Aloe Barbadensis'' || Medicine
+|''Aloe Vera, Aloe Barbadensis''||Medicine
 |-
-! [[Bamboo]]
+![[Bamboo]]
-| ''Bambuseae'' || Construction, Fiber, and Food
+|''Bambuseae''||Construction, Fiber, and Food
 |-
-! [[Chamomile]]
+![[Chamomile]]
-| ''Matricaria Recutita'' || Tea and Medicine
+|''Matricaria Recutita''||Tea and Medicine
 |-
-! [[Flax]]
+![[Flax]]
-| ''Linum Usitatissimum'' || Fiber, Oil, and Food
+|''Linum Usitatissimum''||Fiber, Oil, and Food
 |-
-! [[Hemp]]
+![[Hemp]]
-| ''Cannabis Sativa'' || Fiber and Oil
+|''Cannabis Sativa''||Fiber and Oil
 |-
-! [[Luffa]]
+![[Luffa]]
-| ''Luffa Acutangula, Luffa Aegyptiaca'' || Food and Natural Sponge
+|''Luffa Acutangula, Luffa Aegyptiaca''||Food and Natural Sponge
 |-
-! [[Oats]]
+![[Oats]]
-| ''Avena sativa'' || Food and Skin Care
+|''Avena sativa''||Food and Skin Care
 |-
-! [[Quinoa]]
+![[Quinoa]]
-| ''Chenopodium Quinoa'' || Food
+|''Chenopodium Quinoa''||Food
 |-
-! [[Soybean]]
+![[Soybean]]
-| ''Glycine Max'' || Food and Oil
+|''Glycine Max''||Food and Oil
 |-
-! [[Water hyacinth]]
+![[Water hyacinth]]
-| ''Eichhornia Crassipes'' || Waste Water Treatment and Biomass
+|''Eichhornia Crassipes''||Waste Water Treatment and Biomass
 |-
-! [[Wheat]]
+![[Wheat]]
-| ''Triticum'' || Food
+|''Triticum''||Food
 |-
-! [[Rice]]
+![[Rice]]
-| ''Oryza Sativa, Oryza Glaberrima'' || Food and Edible Paper
+|''Oryza Sativa, Oryza Glaberrima''||Food and Edible Paper
 |}
 [[category:Agriculture]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:24, 24 July 2018
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−	[[category:~~plants]]~~	+	[[category:Agriculture]]
−	~~[[category:biospherics]]~~
−	~~[[category:greenhouse~~]]