Leverage LED lighting scientists to successfully harvest vegetables in Antarctica

Zhongzhao.com has furthered its dream of colonizing Mars. Recently, scientists successfully harvested the first vegetables that were not planted with mud, sunlight and pesticides under the cold weather of Antarctica. The types of fruits and vegetables that astronauts can eat in space are With a few more, scientists plan to try to grow strawberries in the future.

According to comprehensive media, scientists at Neumayer Station III in the Antarctic in Germany have successfully planted 3.6 kilograms of leafy vegetables and 18 in harsh climates below 20 degrees Celsius. Cucumber and 20 cherry radishes, etc., recently completed the first harvest.

The purpose of this planting program is to study how to enable astronauts to grow fruits and vegetables in harsh climates. The German Space Center (DLR), which is responsible for research, said they hope to achieve 4.5 kg of fruits and vegetables per week in May. The goal.

Although the US Space Agency (NASA) has previously planted leafy vegetables at the International Space Station, the "DLR" research program hopes to increase the number of fruits and vegetables that can be grown in space. Leafy vegetables, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, cherry radishes, basil, parsley and leeks, Daniel Schubert, research project manager for "DLR", said they are trying to grow strawberries.

Editor: Yan Zhixiang