Build a farm on the universe

The latest research by scientists said that in the future, humans can build space farms on Mars and Moon, cultivate vegetables and food for astronauts as well. like people on Earth.

Currently, scientists hope to be able to conduct new experiments following Apollo's conquest of the Moon in the 1970s: Experimental cultivation of plants on the Moon and study of the surface soil of the defense this planet.

The farm on the Moon is no longer a dream?(Photo: QQTech)

The soil layer on the crust of the Moon is a porous texture made of ash and fossils and other minerals.Studies from the time of the Apollo expedition to the moon show that soil samples obtained from the Moon's surface are completely non-toxic and no polluting matter can threaten plants, animals or humans.

Robert Ferl, a genetic expert at the University of Florida, said: 'Although the current level of science has been mutant compared to the Apollo period, the seeds can grow when planted on the floor. Whether the surface of the Moon's surface is still a problem has not been answered . '

Anna-Lisa Paul, another expert at the university, is hoping to return to the moon experiments that scientists have not completed during the Apollo era.With new tools invented since the 1970s, people can better study genetics as well as the Lunar molecular biology, from which they can analyze reactions at the molecular level. The gene's element is likely to occur when plants are grown on the Moon.

With the latest research, scientists are hoping to find a way for plants to absorb nutrients on the Moon.This will help people fulfill their dream of developing agriculture on the Moon, turning plants into 'planetary harvesters' and helping people live in other planets, extraterrestrial.

Paul said: 'This is not just about the surface of Mars and the Moon surface to grow plants. Moreover, these plants will become a 'harvesting machine', absorbing the precious nutritional elements that humans cannot get from extraterrestrial planets' .

In previous experiments, soil samples taken by Apollo from the Moon when applied to the leaves and roots of plants did not cause any effect.In contrast, another study showed that the growth of young plants absorbed some of the nutrients in soil samples taken from the Moon.

In the dust and topsoil of the Moon, there are many elements that benefit plant growth and development, such as iron, magnesium and manganese.They even contain many elements that the Earth is quite rare such as protein, phosphorus, potassium . This shows that plants can absorb the nutritional and mineral elements from the Moon.

Currently, scientists are conducting a new experiment, using several grams of soil samples from the Moon to grow plants.Paul said, they only use 1 gram of Moon land combined with earth on Earth to grow some types of plants such as cabbage or carrot .

These experiments not only answered the questions about the most basic plant ecology, but also provided the knowledge related to the ecology of the seeds growing outside the Earth.Ferl said: 'Our goal is to use plants to prove the viability of life while seeking the best way to plant plants in extraterrestrial planets . '