30 August 2022
The seeds of Arabidopsis and rice, germinated in the life ecology experiment cabinet of the Wentian lab module and are now in good condition. Since the start of the experiment on 29 July, the Arabidopsis seedlings have grown several leaves, and rice seedlings of the tall variety have grown to a height of about 30 cm. The dwarf rice variety, dubbed Xiao Wei, grew up to around 5 cm. The aim is to grow the plants across a full life cycle to obtain space seeds. Plant growth in space faces problems such as delayed flowering time, low seed setting rate, and decreased seed quality, and only a few crops like rape, wheat, and peas have completed experiments in space to obtain seeds.
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with footage showing the rice growth