Potato is potential future space crop, space farming

Q.  Which is considered as the potential future space crop?
- Published on 22 Feb 16

a. Potato
b. Corn / Maize
c. Carrot
d. Barley

ANSWER: Potato
 
  • NASA, the U.S. space agency, is conducting the pioneering experiment together with Lima’s International Potato Center (CIP) to see whether potatoes from Peru are fit to grow on Mars.
  • The scientists hope the experiment will also help address the earthly scourges of hunger and malnutrition by identifying varieties suited to growing in harsh conditions.
  • Scientists are claiming to respond to desertification, rising temperature and high salt content in the soil.
  • In future years, NASA plans to build a Mars research centre in the Peruvian desert.
  • It would create a perfect replica of the Martian landscape and atmosphere for future research into space farming that could serve manned missions to Mars and other planets in the solar system.

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