Abstract
The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies are helping in producing vegetables in the icy areas of Antarctica. The CEA-based hydroponic crop production processes used the abundant frozen fresh water, as an alternative food growth chamber to produce vegetables. University of Arizona and Sadler Machine Company, under the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program (UA-CEAC) designed and built the new South Pole Food Growth Chamber (SPFGC) under the direction of the National Science Foundation, which manages the US Antarctic Program. Antarctica provides an unique application for CEA technologies, which can grow plants anywhere, any time, with planning and resources.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Resource: Engineering and Technology for Sustainable World |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Engineering