Space Tomato More Drought Tolerant
By Vanessa Richins
It was a part of a science experiment to study plant growth in space.
While they didn’t last long – they died soon after germination - a new tomato showed that it was especially tolerant to drought.
A steady supply of water is important to tomatoes.
Problems like cracking and blossom-end rot can develop when most tomatoes are finally given water after a drought.
The space plants were contained in special chambers designed by BioServe Space Technologies, a non-profit NASA-sponsored research center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The chambers contained a solution of nutrients that would feed the plants as long as there was moisture present.
As MSNBC explains, “While the space experiment was Read the rest of this entry »
