The seedlings reached up to 30 cm.
, adding that the experiment also contained seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant of the mustard family often used by scientists to study mutations.
“We want to investigate how microgravity can affect the plant flowering time on the molecular level and whether it is possible to use the microgravity environment to control the related process,” she said. Flowering is a crucial stage for plant reproductive development.China has been sending rice and other crop seeds to space since the 1980s to aid in their mutation and increase their ability to yield when planted on Earth.
"But if we want to land on and explore Mars, bringing food from Earth is not enough to suffice for the astronauts' long journey and mission in space. We have to find a sustainable food source for long-term space explorations," Zheng added.One of the main modules of the Tiangong space station is the Wentian laboratory cabin module. It was the first Laboratory Cabin Module to be launched and the first module to be added to the station's Tianhe Core Module.
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