Lunar plant biology-a review of the apollo era

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-274

  Ferl, Robert J ^a   Paul, Anna Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apollo; Lunar Receiving Laboratory; Lunar regolith; Plant biology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; MOON; PLANT; REVIEW; SPACE FLIGHT; ASTROBIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; TRENDS;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MOON; PLANTS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77952512735     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.0417     Document Type: Review

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