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2009-06-20 | permalink
Space GE tomato project offers potential for drought and disease resistance
Arkansas - home of thousands of backyard gardens, farmer’s markets, and a summer festival that pays annual homage to the tomato - also is home to a team of scientists based at UALR that is developing a tomato plant hearty enough to grow in space and surviving down-to-earth droughts and disease. More than providing fresh produce for astronauts on extended missions to Mars, the research has important implications for developing crops resistant to drought and other stresses while improving the nutritional value of food.
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2009-06-20 | permalink
Space GE tomato project offers potential for drought and disease resistance
Arkansas - home of thousands of backyard gardens, farmer’s markets, and a summer festival that pays annual homage to the tomato - also is home to a team of scientists based at UALR that is developing a tomato plant hearty enough to grow in space and surviving down-to-earth droughts and disease. More than providing fresh produce for astronauts on extended missions to Mars, the research has important implications for developing crops resistant to drought and other stresses while improving the nutritional value of food.
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