Development of simple growth chamber for rice cultivation in space

• Project/Area Number: 26506019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 宇宙生命学
• Research Institution: Osaka Prefecture University
• Principal Investigator: HIRAI Hiroaki 大阪府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科, 准教授 (50173208)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
• Keywords: イネ / 超矮性 / 閉鎖環境 / 栽培

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Interest in food production in the lunar base and for manned Mars exploration is rising. Rice is peculiar to Japan and extremely valuable as a candidate plant for cultivation in space. Super-dwarf rice‘Kozonosumika' is the smallest glutinous rice variety in the world. This compact size with the height of about 30 cm in a paddy field is suitable to cultivate in narrow closed environment of a space station. In order to make it possible to plant the super-dwarf rice in space, it is necessary to develop its growth chamber and management method, and to evaluate its taste. Thus, we first investigated the growth and yield of the rice in a paddy field and a container cultivation, and then clarified the chemical ingredients and the taste of the rice. In addition, we created a new growth chamber of the rice, assembled the device equipped with LED lighting, and evaluated the performance of the device.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Evaluation of Growth Performance of Super-Dwarf Rice in Space Agriculture (2018)
  • Author(s): HIRAI Hiroaki、KITAYA Yoshiaki
  • Journal Title: TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Pages: 152-156
  • DOI: 10.2322/tastj.16.152
  • NAID: 130006425118
  • ISSN: 1884-0485
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Promoting stem sap flow of sweetpotatoes under low gravity with forced air movements (2018)
  • Author(s): Tokuda, A., Kitaya, Y., Hirai, H., Yano, S.
  • Journal Title: Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Pages: 53-58
  • DOI: 10.2322/tastj.16.53
  • NAID: 130006301931
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 宇宙での生命維持に必須の食料生産・物質循環・健康維持機能を担う植物システムの構築 (2017)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、平井宏昭、矢野幸子
  • Organizer: 新学術領域研究「宇宙に生きる」2016年度全体会議
  • Place of Presentation: 一橋講堂（東京都千代田区一ツ橋２－１－２ 学術総合センター内
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-10
• [Presentation] Advantages of sweetpotato culture in a controlled ecological life support system in space (2017)
  • Author(s): Yoshiaki Kitaya, Hiroaki Hirai, Sachiko Yano, Hirofumi Hashimoto
  • Organizer: 第 31 回 宇宙環境利用シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 （神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1）
  • Year and Date: 2017-01-16
• [Presentation] 長期有人宇宙ミッションでの生命維持に必須の食料生産、物質循環、健康維持機能を担う植物栽培システムの構築 (2017)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、平井宏昭、徳田綾也子、矢野幸子、橋本博文
  • Organizer: 第 31 回 宇宙環境利用シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 （神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1）
  • Year and Date: 2017-01-16
• [Presentation] Closed Plant Factory in Controlled Ecological Life Support System in Space (2017)
  • Author(s): Yoshiaki Kitaya, Hiroaki Hirai, Ryosuke Endo, Toshio Shibuya
  • Organizer: 2017 CIGR World Workshop in Matsuyama
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 宇宙での栽培に向けた極矮性稲の栽培装置の LED 照明について (2017)
  • Author(s): 平井宏昭、北宅善昭、塚本耕也、山下洋一郎
  • Organizer: 日本宇宙生物科学会第31回大会
• [Presentation] 宇宙での閉鎖型植物工場システム構築における留意点 (2017)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、平井宏昭、矢野幸子
  • Organizer: 日本宇宙生物科学会第31回大会
• [Presentation] Evaluation of Growth Performance of Super-Dwarf Rice in Space Agriculture (2017)
  • Author(s): HIRAI Hiroaki、KITAYA Yoshiaki
  • Organizer: The 31st International Symposium on Space Technology and Science(ISTS)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Water Status of Plants under Low Gravity Conditions (2017)
  • Author(s): Yoshiaki Kitaya , Hiroaki Hirai , Ayako Tokuda , Sachiko Yano
  • Organizer: The 31st International Symposium on Space Technology and Science(ISTS)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Water Potential Management Using Centrifugal Force to the Cultivated Soil of a Plant (2016)
  • Author(s): T. Tanigawa, H. Hirai
  • Organizer: AMS2016
  • Place of Presentation: “Conference Hall” in Sapporo Campus of Hokkaido University Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JAPAN
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Effects of low gravity on plant stem sap flow (2016)
  • Author(s): A. Tokuda, Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai
  • Organizer: AMS2016
  • Place of Presentation: “Conference Hall” in Sapporo Campus of Hokkaido University Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JAPAN
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] A Noncontact Measuring Method for Estimating Leaf Stomatal Conductance from Thermal Measurements of Intact Leaves and Wet and Dry Imitation Leaves (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai, A. Tokuda, S. Yano
  • Organizer: AMS2016
  • Place of Presentation: “Conference Hall” in Sapporo Campus of Hokkaido University Kita 8, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JAPAN
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Taste of Super-Dwarf Rice Cultured in Space (2016)
  • Author(s): H. Hirai, Y. Kitaya
  • Organizer: 41st COSPAR Scientfic Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Stem sap flow in plants under low gravity conditions (2016)
  • Author(s): A. Tokuda, Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai, S. Yano
  • Organizer: 41st COSPAR Scientfic Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] A plant culture system for producing food and recycling materials with sweetpotato in space (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai, S. Yano
  • Organizer: 41st COSPAR Scientfic Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] サツマイモ茎内の蒸散流におよぼす低重力の影響 (2016)
  • Author(s): 徳田綾也子、北宅善昭、平井宏昭
  • Organizer: 第6回 植物生理化学会シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府立大学（大阪府堺市中区学園町１－１）
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-23
• [Presentation] 長期有人宇宙ミッションでの生命維持に必須の食料生産、物質循環、健康維持機能を担う植物栽培システムの構築 (2016)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、平井宏昭、矢野幸子
  • Organizer: 第30回宇宙環境利用シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 （神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1）
  • Year and Date: 2016-01-19
• [Presentation] 極矮性稲の食味評価に向けて (2015)
  • Author(s): 平井宏昭
  • Organizer: 美味技術学会第15回例会
  • Place of Presentation: 倉敷物語館（岡山県倉敷市阿知2丁目23－18）
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-06
• [Presentation] 宇宙での栽培に向けた極矮性稲の食味について (2015)
  • Author(s): 平井宏昭、北宅善昭
  • Organizer: 日本宇宙生物科学会第29回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 帝京大学医学部（東京都板橋区加賀2-11-1）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-26
• [Presentation] Sweet Potato Culture in a Bio-Regenerative Life Support System in Space (2015)
  • Author(s): Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai
  • Organizer: The 30th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe Convention center (6-9-1 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-04
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 宇宙における植物栽培・実験装置およびその制御・解析システム (2015)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、東谷篤志、唐原一郎、高橋秀幸、保尊隆享、平井宏昭、矢野幸子
  • Organizer: 第29回宇宙環境利用シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 （神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1）
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-24 – 2015-01-25
• [Presentation] 宇宙植物実験における栽培・実験システムの開発 (2015)
  • Author(s): 北宅善昭、東谷篤志、唐原一郎、高橋秀幸、保尊隆亨、平井宏昭、矢野幸子
  • Organizer: 第15回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 （神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1）
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-06 – 2015-01-07
• [Presentation] Effects of gravity on sap flow in plant stems (2014)
  • Author(s): Y. Kitaya, H. Hirai
  • Organizer: The Asian Microgravity Symposium 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel President（188-1, Euljiro 1ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-28 – 2014-10-31
• [Presentation] 宇宙での栽培に向けた極矮性稲の提案 (2014)
  • Author(s): 平井宏昭、北宅善昭、塚本耕也、山下洋一郎
  • Organizer: 日本宇宙生物科学会第28回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府立大学（大阪府堺市中区学園町１－１）
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-22 – 2014-09-23
• [Presentation] Proposal of a growth chamber for growing super-dwarf rice in space agriculture (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Hirai, Y. Kitaya, T. Hirai, K. Tsukamoto, Y. Yamashita
  • Organizer: 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Lomonosov Moscow State University (GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, Russian Federation)
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-02 – 2014-08-10