Zinnia Grown On Iss Veggie Facility
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Zinnia Grown On Iss Veggie Facility
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Close-up view of a Zinnia grown as part of the International Space Station's Veggie facility floating in front of the Cupola window on January 17, 2016. Veggie provides lighting and nutrient supply for plants in the form of a low-cost growth chamber and planting 'pillows' to provide nutrients for the root system. These plants appear larger than their ground-based counterparts and scientists expect buds to form on the larger plants soon. Understanding how flowering plants grow in microgravity can be applied to growing other edible flowering plants, such as tomatoes.
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April 5th, 2016
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