Article
Phototropism of Arabidopsis thaliana in microgravity and fractional gravity on the International Space Station.
Planta - 1 Aug 2012
Kiss John Z, Millar Katherine D L, Edelmann Richard E
Abstract excerpt
While there is a great deal of knowledge regarding plant growth and development in microgravity aboard orbiting spacecraft, there is little information available about these parameters in reduced or fractional gravity conditions (less than the nominal 1g on Earth). Thus, in these experiments using the European Modular Cultivation System on the International Space Station, we studied the interaction between...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Gravitation
- Gravitropism
- Hypocotyl
- Light
- Mutation
- Phototropism
- Phytochrome A
- Phytochrome B
- Plant Roots
- Seedlings
- Space Flight