ENGLISH 2 MIN PLANT
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Created on May 12, 2022
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Plants grown in lunar soil for the first time
Source: Nasa.gov
- Poor nutrient content
- Rich in heavy metals and salt
- Not well adapted to plant growth
Lunar soil
Plant
- Arabidopsis thaliana
- Common weed found worldwide
- Short life cycle (6 weeks)
- Lunar simulant plants' growth rate surpassed that of the lunar soil plants'
- Lunar soil plants' growth rate depended on where lunar soil was sampled
- RNA sequencing shows lunar soil plants under stress due to harsh conditions
Experiment: Two groups
Results
- Control group planted in lunar simulant (akin to volcanic ash)
- Experimental group in lunar soil
Difficulties
- Lunar soil's hydrophobic nature
- Research leading up to NASA's Artemis space program
- Research to be used on earth to develop agriculture in arid areas
Future
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