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Analysis of GMO Plum Plant Culture in System Operations FailureGMO plum trees are being evaluated at the Kennedy Space Center as a possible candidate for future space crops. Previously conducted horticultural testing compared the performance of several plum genotypes in controlled environment chambers, resulting in a down-selection to the NASA-11 genotype. Precursory studies determined the water use requirements to sustain the plants as well as the feasibility of grafting non-GMO plum scions onto GMO plum rootstocks of NASA-5, NASA-10, and NASA-11 genotypes. This study follows the growth and horticultural progress of plum trees and in-vitro cultures from August 2017 to November 2017, and provides supplemental support for future GMO plum studies. The presence of Hurricane Irma in early September 2017 resulted in the plants undergoing material deterioration from major changes to their overall horticultural progress.
Document ID
20170011601
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Mercado, Dianne
(University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
December 7, 2017
Publication Date
November 17, 2017
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
KSC-E-DAA-TN49831
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNK11EA08C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
Keywords
life support
plants
space system
space biology
in-vitro
plum
GMO
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