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VEGGIE and the VEG-01 Hardware Validation Test

, 2015
This is a presentation to NASA HQ for a lunch-and-learn detailing the Veggie testing and results.
Massa, Gioia
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Investigation of VEGGIE Root Mat [PDF]

, 2013
VEGGIE is a plant growth facility that utilizes the phenomenon of capillary action as its primary watering system. A cloth made of Meta Aramid fiber, known as Nomex is used to wick water up from a reservoir to the bottom of the plants roots.
Subbiah, Arun M.
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Valorizing Food Waste (Banana Peel) Into an Edible Product: A Study on the Effect of Banana Peel Flour on the Physicochemical, Antioxidant, Textural, and Sensory Properties of Cookies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
This study investigated the impact of banana peel flour (BPF) incorporation on cookies' nutritional, functional, physical, and antioxidant properties. The inclusion of BPF led to significant changes in the moisture, protein, crude fat, and ash contents of the developed cookies.
Km. Gudiya, Tariq Khan, Faizan Ahmad, Shubhangi Nigam   +3 more
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VEGGIE Pillow Testing: Microbial Analysis of Cut-and-Come-Again Species Testing [PDF]

, 2011
With NASA focused on researching and developing technology for deep space missions, the need for a reliable supplementary food source must also be considered.
Massa, Gioia D., Nguyen, Bao-Thang, Hummerick, Mary E., Wheeler, Raymond M.   +3 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Differences of skin carotenoids and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern in adults from Southern Italy and Dominican Republic

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background The measurement of the skin carotenoids using the Veggie Meter® has emerged as a rapid objective method for assessing fruit and vegetable intake, highly recommended by the Mediterranean Diet (MD), which represents one of the healthiest dietary
Giuseppina Augimeri, Manuel Soto, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Giovanna Caparello, Melisa Villegas Figueroa, Mirko Cesario, Lorenzo S. Caputi, Berniza Calderón, Daniela Bonofiglio   +8 more
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Auch Fleischesser haben Appetit auf Veggie-Fleisch

, 2019
Fleischersatzprodukte gelten als schmackhafte Alternative zu Fleisch. Dabei sind die Produkte nicht nur für Vegetarier attraktiv. Sogar fast tägliche Fleischesser sind zu einem nennenswerten Anteil offen für Ersatzprodukte.
Eyerund, Theresa, Kube, Roland, Neligan, Adriana   +2 more
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Crop and Substrate Tests with Single Use Rooting "Pillows" for the VEGGIE Plant Growth Hardware [PDF]

, 2011
VEGGIE is a small plant production chamber built by ORBITEC. This chamber can be collapsed for easy stowage and deployed in orbit. It is designed for gravity independent operation, and provides 0.17 square m of crop growth area with three primary ...
Caro, Janicce, Stutte, Gary, Morrow, Robert, Newsham, Gerard, Wheeler, Raymond, Masa, Gioia, Massa, Gioia   +6 more
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source