How does a cabbage seed respond to being in space?
If humans are to ever leave planet Earth, one of the first challenges we must face is how to feed ourselves. Space is hostile to life, with…
Category: SALAD Project
Summaries of paywalled papers that are part of the Space Agriculture Laboratory Analysis Database (SALAD)
Could quantum dots reduce the cost of indoor farming?
Why does this help plants? Plants can capture energy from many colors of light, but they cannot use energy from ultraviolet radiation. By…
Is lettuce grown in space nutritious and safe to eat?
Is a space salad healthier than salad grown on earth? We may be one step closer to finding out. A NASA team conducted a study onboard the…
Helping plants adapt to spaceflight stress
How can astronauts grow plants in space, or farm on Mars? This is the subject of much ongoing research, and one study found that activating…