Growing plants in space

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Musgrave, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth form; Microgravity; Seed germination; Space farming; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877077173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072065     Document Type: Review

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