Plant biology in reduced gravity on the Moon and Mars

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 12-17

  Kiss, J Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractional gravity; Gravitropism; International Space Station; Microgravity; Phototropism; Reduced gravity; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; GRAVITY FIELD; MARS; MOON; PLANT; THRESHOLD;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

ASTRONOMY; BOTANY; FRACTIONAL GRAVITY; GRAVITROPISM; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; METABOLISM; MICROGRAVITY; MOON; PHOTOTROPISM; PLANT; REDUCED GRAVITY; REVIEW; SPACE FLIGHT;

FRACTIONAL GRAVITY; GRAVITROPISM; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; MICROGRAVITY; PHOTOTROPISM; REDUCED GRAVITY; SPACEFLIGHT;

BOTANY; HYPOGRAVITY; MARS; MOON; PHOTOTROPISM; PLANTS;

EID: 84890904902     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12031     Document Type: Review

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