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PeaPod is a cloud-connected automated plant growth environment, designed as both a distributed phenotype research tool, and a precision agriculture food production.
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[DOCS] - Solution Overview Revisions: Part 1 #83

Closed JLefebvre55 closed 2 years ago

JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

Master issue for all the oversights that come up as a result of writing the #30.

Add all the following to the solution overview under the appropriate section. See comments for solutions.

Interim Standardization Docs: User Manual (process)

Post- #64

JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

Solution to #77 by @nchareunsouk:

  1. Seeds are placed into a "clone collar".
  2. The puck is placed into a grow cup and wetted with RO water to stimulate germination.
  3. Grow cup is inserted into a grow plate.
  4. Program is started in the dashboard.
JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

Solution to #81 by @nchareunsouk:

  1. Some subset of all grown plants (one per batch?) are set aside for seeds. They are not harvested until seeds have developed (Note that some plants may still be eaten when seeds have formed, or seeds are a part of the food production cycle, i.e. in fruits)
    1. If the plant has fruits, the fruits are opened, the seeds are located and collected by hand (applies to both edible- and nonedible-fruit plants).
    2. If the plant does not have fruits, the seeds are removed from the plant by hand.
    3. If the seeds are the edible products (i.e. legumes), growth is allowed to progress as normal. Some subset of harvested seeds are saved.
  2. The seeds are dried.
  3. The seeds are vacuum sealed or stored in an air-tight container (such as a glass jar).
  4. Seeds are stored at a temperature between 32° and 41°F
JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

Solutions to #82 by @nchareunsouk:

Option 1: Water Content Collection

  1. Plant waste is collected by hand.
  2. Plant waste is macerated in a blender.
  3. Plant waste is dehydrated and water is collected.
  4. Dehydrated plant waste is ejected into space.

Option 2: Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE) SWE is a process through which micro-nutrients and bioactive compounds can be extracted from plant matter and suspended in solution by using water instead of dangerous solvents.

  1. Plant waste is collected by hand.
  2. Plant waste is macerated in a blender.
  3. Plant waste goes through the process of subcritical water extraction.
  4. Plant waste is ejected after the extraction process.

Resources Food waste: a potential bioresource for extraction of nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds Subcritical water extraction of bioactive compounds from Orostachys japonicus A. Berger (Crassulaceae)

JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

Closed by #88

JLefebvre55 commented 2 years ago

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