Growth and development of plants flown on the STS-3 space shuttle mission

Pre-germinated pine seedlings and germinating oat and mung bean seeds were flown on the STS-3 Space Shuttle mission. Overall, the seedlings grew and developed well in space. Some oat and mung bean roots, however, grew upward. Lignin content was slightly lower in flight tissues and protein content wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta astronautica 1984-05, Vol.11 (5), p.275-277
Hauptverfasser:	Cowles, J.R., Scheld, H.W., Peterson, C., LeMay, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Avena - growth & development Avena - metabolism Biological and medical sciences Cycadopsida - growth & development Cycadopsida - metabolism Environment, Controlled Evaluation Studies as Topic Fabaceae - growth & development Fabaceae - metabolism Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Life Sciences (General) Lignin - metabolism Peroxidases - metabolism Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase - metabolism Physical agents Plant physiology and development Plant Proteins - metabolism Plants, Medicinal Space Flight Space life sciences Trees - growth & development Trees - metabolism Vegetative apparatus, growth and morphogenesis. Senescence Weightlessness
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Zusammenfassung:	Pre-germinated pine seedlings and germinating oat and mung bean seeds were flown on the STS-3 Space Shuttle mission. Overall, the seedlings grew and developed well in space. Some oat and mung bean roots, however, grew upward. Lignin content was slightly lower in flight tissues and protein content was higher.
ISSN:	0094-5765 1879-2030
DOI:	10.1016/0094-5765(84)90011-0