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Modelling physical processes in higher plants using leaf replicas for space applications
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, Physical Science in Microgravity within the Thematic Group Fundamental and Applied Microgravity, Volume 351 (2023) no. S2, pp. 97-113.

In the future, higher plant cultivation will be a key component of Bioregenerative Life-Support Systems. This will require a deep understanding of phenomena that play an important role at the core of plant metabolism and of their interaction with the environment. Plants are complex organisms that must be studied with the use of leaf replicas. This enables the study of physical phenomena at the leaf surface, without biochemical or biological interactions nor genetic variability. To assess the influence of gravity, it is a necessary step to develop precise mechanistic models of plant behaviour in space. This review article presents the state-of-the-art of leaf replicas and concomitant phenomena, with a space gaze.

À l’avenir, la culture de plantes supérieures sera un élément clé des systèmes de support de vie biorégénératifs. Cela nécessitera une compréhension approfondie des phénomènes qui jouent un rôle important au cœur du métabolisme des plantes et de leur interaction avec l’environnement. Les plantes sont des organismes complexes qui doivent être étudiés à l’aide de répliques de feuilles. Ceci permet l’étude des phénomènes physiques à la surface des feuilles, sans interactions biochimiques ou biologiques, ni variabilité génétique. Pour évaluer l’influence de la gravité, il est nécessaire de développer des modèles mécanistes précis du comportement des plantes dans l’espace. Cet article de synthèse présente l’état de l’art des répliques foliaires et des phénomènes concomitants, pour une application spatiale.

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DOI: 10.5802/crmeca.152
Keywords: Leaf replica, Transpiration, Energy balance, Life-support systems, Heat exchange, Biophysical phenomenon, Mechanistic modelling
Mots-clés : Réplique foliaire, Transpiration, Bilan énergétique, Systèmes de support de vie, Échange de chaleur, Phénomène biophysique, Modélisation mécaniste

Joanna Kuzma 1, 2; Lucie Poulet 1; Jean-Pierre Fontaine 1; Claude-Gilles Dussap 1

1 Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut Pascal, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
2 Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), 31400 Toulouse, France
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Joanna Kuzma; Lucie Poulet; Jean-Pierre Fontaine; Claude-Gilles Dussap. Modelling physical processes in higher plants using leaf replicas for space applications. Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, Physical Science in Microgravity within the Thematic Group Fundamental and Applied Microgravity, Volume 351 (2023) no. S2, pp. 97-113. doi : 10.5802/crmeca.152. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.152/

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