Mycorrhizal Fungi Enable Chickpea Seed Production in Simulated Lunar Regolith Scientists have coaxed chickpeas to full seed production in simulated lunar soil and it took an evolutionary partnership 400 million years in the making to pull it off. For the first time, scientists have grown a food crop to full seed production in simulated lunar regolith. By inoculating chickpea (Cicer arietinum) seeds with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), researchers enabled plants to complete their reproductive cycle in a substrate composed of up to 75% lunar soil simulant.

Scientists grow chickpeas in simulated lunar soil using mycorrhizal fungi, marking a breakthrough toward sustainable agriculture on the Moon
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Tea Plants Thrive in Simulated Lunar Soil, Boosting Space Farming

University of Kent researchers grew tea saplings in a lunar‑soil simulant, matching Earth‑grown control growth, while a test in Martian‑type soil failed. Read more: getnews.me/tea-plants-thrive-in-sim... #spaceagriculture #lunarsoil #tea

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« We never fully imagined the magic that the lunar soil possessed », Lu Wang. Un réacteur solaire fabrique eau, O₂ et carburant sur la Lune.
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Scientists Shocked by Lunar Soil’s “Magic” in Space Survival Study A new solar-powered tech extracts water from Moon soil and turns astronaut CO₂ into oxygen and fuel. Scientists have created a new technology that could significantly improve the chances of long-term...

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How to use lunar soil to live on the Moon Researchers from China have developed a new technology which they say could produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil. The equipment may allow for cheaper, more sustainable space exploration. A single...

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A sample of the Moon’s far side retrieved by Chang’e-6 contains 2.83-billion-year-old basalt. @science.org

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The idea is to lay the groundwork for a future where astronauts can grow their own food on the moon, reducing reliance on supplies from Earth.

Scientists have already conducted successful experiments growing plants in lunar soil collected during the Apollo missions.

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