Analysis of Vegetable Seedlings Grown in Contact with Apollo 14 Lunar Surface Fines1
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Chemical analyses and other measurements made on lunar-treated plant seedlings grown for 14 to 21 days demonstrate a direct interaction between germfree plants and lunar material. Treated plants dissolved and absorbed significant quantities of Al, Fe, and Ti from the lunar fines. Cabbage and Brussels sprouts were particularly efficient in the dissolution and absorption of Mn. These results suggested that the beneficial effects observed in the Apollo 11 and 12 quarantine studies might be caused by the uptake of ions from the lunar material.
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Cabbage and Brussels sprouts exhibited higher absorption of Mn.
“Notably, cabbage and Brussels sprouts exhibited higher absorption of Mn.”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Walkinshaw and Johnson, 1971
Walkinshaw and Johnson (1971) found a direct interaction between plant species and Fe, Al, and Ti uptake from the Lunar substrate.
“The results showed a direct interaction between plant species and Fe, Al, and Ti uptake from the Lunar substrate.”
From The Potential for Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants to Sustain Plant Growth: A Multidisciplinary Overview (2022) · cites this paper as Walkinshaw and Johnson, 1971
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- Authors
- Walkinshaw, C. H., & Johnson, P. H.
- Affiliations
- US Forest Service (US)
- Venue
- HortScience
- Published
- 1971-12
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 532-535
- ISSN
- 0018-5345 (ISSN-L)
- 2327-9834
- OpenAlex
- W854922069
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 4.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- HortScience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Spaceflight effects on biology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Keywords
- Apollo 14, ion uptake, aluminum, iron, titanium, manganese, cabbage, Brussels sprouts
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