Biotechnological development of plants for space agriculture.

Nat Commun

Laboratory of Space Biology, Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 610213, Chengdu, China.

Published: October 2021

The ideal plant for cultivation in space would provide as many nutrients from as few inputs as possible. Here, we discuss how biotechnology could be used to produce a potato cultivar suitable for humans in space.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8516993PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26238-3DOI Listing

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