Microbiological and Nutritional Analysis of Lettuce Crops Grown on the International Space Station

Microbiological and Nutritional Analysis of Lettuce Crops Grown on the International Space Station

The ability to grow safe, fresh food to supplement packaged foods of astronauts in space has been an important goal for NASA. Food crops grown in space experience different environmental conditions than plants grown on Earth (e.g., reduced gravity, elevated radiation levels). To study the effects of...

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Main Authors: Christina L. M. Khodadad, Mary E. Hummerick, LaShelle E. Spencer, Anirudha R. Dixit, Jeffrey T. Richards, Matthew W. Romeyn, Trent M. Smith, Raymond M. Wheeler, Gioia D. Massa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
lettuce
microgravity
ISS
phyllosphere
rhizosphere
space
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00199/full

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