The meter showed that all was normal.
That usually isnât significant, but these are no normal plants.
The School of Plant and Environmental Sciencesâ soil judging team is working with NASA to grow vegetables in lunar soil simulant for the âPlant the Moonâ challenge, a global experiment to see who can grow the best crops in a lunar environment.
âWorking on this challenge allows the students to work toward solving a problem that must be addressed before people could inhabit the moon,â said Fiola, a horticulture Ph.D. candidate and coach of the team.
The experiments can impact plant growth on this planet, too. As the climate changes and the population grows, food will need to be produced closer to the people who need it, and in potentially challenging growing environments.
The meter showed that all was normal.
That usually isnât significant, but these are no normal plants.
The School of Plant and Environmental Sciencesâ soil judging team is working with NASA to grow vegetables in lunar soil simulant for the âPlant the Moonâ challenge, a global experiment to see who can grow the best crops in a lunar environment.
âWorking on this challenge allows the students to work toward solving a problem that must be addressed before people could inhabit the moon,â said Fiola, a horticulture Ph.D. candidate and coach of the team.
The experiments can impact plant growth on this planet, too. As the climate changes and the population grows, food will need to be produced closer to the people who need it, and in potentially challenging growing environments.