Can plants grow on Mars and the moon: a growth experiment on Mars and moon soil simulants

When humans will settle on the moon or Mars they will have to eat there. Food may be flown in. An alternative could be to cultivate plants at the site itself, preferably in native soils. We report on the first large-scale controlled experiment to investigate the possibility of growing plants in Mars...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014, Vol.9 (8), p.e103138-e103138
Hauptverfasser:	Wamelink, G W Wieger, Frissel, Joep Y, Krijnen, Wilfred H J, Verwoert, M Rinie, Goedhart, Paul W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alterra - Biodiversiteit en beleid Alterra - Biodiversity and policy Biodiversiteit en Beleid Biodiversity and Policy Biology and Life Sciences Biometris Biometris (PPO/PRI) Brassicaceae - growth & development Carrying capacity Crops Crops, Agricultural - growth & development Ecological Systems, Closed Ecology and Environmental Sciences Extraterrestrial Environment - chemistry Flowering Flowers & plants Humans Lunar soil Lycopersicon esculentum - growth & development Mars Mars satellites Mars surface Moon Mustard Mustard Plant - growth & development Nitrates Nutrients Nutrients in soil PE&RC Physical characteristics Physical properties Physical Sciences Plant growth Plant Sciences Experimental Centre Plant species Plantkundig Proefcentrum Wageningen Regolith Rivers Seeds Soil - chemistry Soil investigations Soil nutrients Soils Space Simulation Tomatoes Triticum - growth & development Wheat
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