Can you grow food from moonbong? The national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) of the united states gave the answer in a message released on 12 may of local time: yes. A historic breakthrough was made by researchers from the university of florida, who succeeded in bringing south mustard from the moon that had been brought back to earth during the apollo project. It was the first time in human history that plants were planted on the moon。
Screenshot from nasa website
The mustard mustard mustard used by researchers has the advantage of being small and easy to grow and is widely used and studied in plant biology. In this experiment, seeds of mustard mustard to the south were planted in the moon, which was brought back by apollo 11, 12 and 17, respectively, and each plant could be “distributed” to the 1 gram. Additional volcanic ash soil simulations of the moon have been prepared as a control group。
Researchers observe plants in the experiment (source: nasa)
Owing to the dilatory nature of the moon, researchers first mix it with water and then sow it when it is destroyed and the moon is evenly wet. Every day, researchers add nutrients to the mustard mustard mustard in glass containers。
After two days of nurturing, the south mustard seed in the moon has begun to germinate and has grown to the same extent as in the simulation moon. This situation continued until the sixth day, after which it became apparent that the south mustard in the moon was slower than in the simulating moon and that the roots and leaves were stunted。
In the experiment, the lunar group (right) mustard mustard south was clearly low (source: nasa)
On the twentieth day, before the flower mustarding of the south, the plant was harvested and its rna components analysed. The results show a similar reaction to the harsh environment of high salt and heavy metals。
The researchers consider this experiment to be meaningful. It not only tells us that it is feasible to plant on the moon, but it also provides inspiration for questions such as “how to improve the moon to make it more suitable for plant growth” and “can we plant vegetables on the soil of mars”, which can help future space programmes for humanity。
