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https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140008686 2018-07-21T02:22:55+00:00Z 1 ReconsideringTreeFruitas CandidateCropsThroughtheUse ofRapidCycleCropBreeding Technologies Presentedby: D R .T HOMAS G


  1. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140008686 2018-07-21T02:22:55+00:00Z 1 Reconsidering�Tree�Fruit�as� Candidate�Crops�Through�the�Use� of�Rapid�Cycle�Crop�Breeding� Technologies Presented�by: D R .�T HOMAS G RAHAM NASA�Post�Doctoral�Fellow Kennedy�Space�Center AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  2. 2 Overview • Dwarfing�work�at�KSC • Tree�Crop�Exclusion� • Architecture;�Juvenility;�Dormancy;�Harvest�Index • FasTrack™�Crop�Breeding�System • Prunus domestica (plums) • Tree�Crop�Inclusion • Current�State�of�Development • Q�&�A AgroSpace May�22�23,�2014

  3. 3 Dwarfing�Work�at�KSC Control�������������������MS/Thigmo.�� Control������MS/Thigmo. Control�������������������MS/Thigmo.�� AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  4. 4 Blue�Light�GA� Inhibition Root�Restriction AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  5. 5 Tree�Fruit�Incompatibility� Architecture AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  6. 6 Tree�Fruit�Incompatibility� Dormancy Photo�by:�Connie�Painter� AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  7. 7 Tree�Fruit�Incompatibility� Juvenility P l a c e h o l d e r AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  8. 8 Tree�Fruit�Incompatibility� Harvest�Index Placeholder AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  9. 9 Candidate�crops�restricted� to�herbaceous�crops� Tree�fruit�crops� could contribute� significantly�to�health�crew�diet� and�other�ALS�objectives… Tree�fruits�precluded�based�on: • Stature/size • Long�maturation�phase • Dormancy�requirements • Harvest�Index AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  10. 10 The�challenge�is… Develop�tree�fruit�cultivars�that� conform�to�the�requirements�of� spaceflight�and�planetary� exploration�life�support� systems AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  11. 11 FasTrack™�Breeding�System US�Patent�8,633,354�B2 Developed�by�USDA�(Kearneysville,�WV) • Breeding�disease�resistance� • Breeding�better�traits • Stay�ahead�of�disease Flowering�Locus�T�Gene�– Poplus trichocarpa Prunus domestica AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  12. 12 Incompatibilities • Architecture • Dormancy • Juvenility • Harvest�index Become�Compatibilities AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  13. 13 AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  14. 14 AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  15. 15 AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  16. 16 AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  17. 17 Potential�Benefits�&�Outcomes • Improved�crew�diet/nutrition�(functional�foods) • Bone�loss�prevention/countermeasure • Radiation�countermeasure • Water�filtration • ISRU • System�carbon�capacitance • Biomaterials�&�fibers AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  18. 18 AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

  19. 19 Dr.�Raymond�Wheeler�(NE�S) Dr.�Thomas�Graham�(NASA�NPP) Dr.�Gioia Massa�(UA�B) Dr.�Gary�Stutte (ESC) Dr.�Janelle�Coutts�(ESC) Dr.�Ralph�Scorza Jeffrey�Richards�(ESC) The�Team Dr.�Ann�Callahan Lashelle Spencer�(ESC) Dr.�Chris�Dardick Lawrence�Koss�(ESC) Doug�Raines Dr.�Brenda�Smith Dr.�Anna�Lisa�Paul����� Dr.�Robert�Ferl Questions? AgroSpace�May�22�23,�2014

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