No evidence of adverse effects on germination, emergence, and fruit yield due to space exposure of tomato seeds

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 414-418

  Kahn, Brian A ^a   Stoffella, Peter J ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Long duration exposure facility (LDEF); Lycopersicon esculentum; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Space exposed experiment developed for students (SEEDS); Space shuttle

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NASA;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPACE FLIGHT; TOMATO; UNITED STATES; UNMANNED; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; UNMANNED;

COSMIC RADIATION; FLORIDA; GERMINATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OKLAHOMA; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0030132009     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.3.414     Document Type: Article

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