How can crops be grown on Mars? These plants are the key - study
Researchers found that it is possible to grow food crops on Mars using an alfalfa based-fertilizer.
Growth of radish plants in alfalfa treated basaltic regolith simulant soil using fresh water (left), unfiltered (middle) or filtered (right) biodesalinated water.(photo credit: Kasiviswanathan et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
