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Space station experiment to probe plant disease risks for future moon and Mars missions

As NASA and its partners prepare for longer human missions beyond Earth, University of Florida researchers are investigating a challenge that could affect astronauts' ability to grow fresh food in space: plant disease.

Space station experiment to probe plant disease risks for future moon and Mars missions
Image: Phys.org
As NASA and its partners prepare for longer human missions beyond Earth, University of Florida researchers are investigating a challenge that could affect astronauts' ability to grow fresh food in space: plant disease.

Originally published at Phys.org

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