Growing pioneer plants for a lunar base
Abstract
A precursory scenario of cultivating the first plants in a lunar greenhouse was elaborated in frames of a conceptual study to grow plants for a permanently manned lunar base. A prototype plant growth system represents an ornamental plant Tagetes patula L. for growing in a lunar rock anorthosite as a substrate. Microbial community anticipated to be in use to support a growth and development of the plant in a substrate of low bioavailability and provide an acceptable growth and blossoming of T. patula under growth limiting conditions.
- Publication:
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Advances in Space Research
- Pub Date:
- 2006
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.005
- Bibcode:
- 2006AdSpR..37...93K