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. 2017 Sep 12:8:1587.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01587. eCollection 2017.

Microgreens as a Component of Space Life Support Systems: A Cornucopia of Functional Food

Marios C Kyriacou  1 , Stefania De Pascale  2 , Angelos Kyratzis  1 , Youssef Rouphael  2
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Microgreens as a Component of Space Life Support Systems: A Cornucopia of Functional Food

Marios C Kyriacou et al. Front Plant Sci. .
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Keywords: carotenoids; functional salad; light-emitting diodes (LED); microgravity; space farm.

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