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Plant Development in Microgravity

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Fundamentals of Space Biology

Part of the book series: THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY ((SPTL,volume 18))

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This chapter examines how the microgravity environment of spaceflight can affect plants. Results from studies of the mechanism of gravity perception and the role of microgravity in determining the development and growth of plants during various stages in their life cycle, at the organ, cellular, and subcellular level, are presented and discussed. The influence on plant development of other factors of spaceflight, such as the absence of 24-h cycles, changes in magnetic or electrical field, were reviewed in Fundamentals of Space Medicine (Clément 2005).

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Perbal, G. (2006). Plant Development in Microgravity. In: Clément, G., Slenzka, K. (eds) Fundamentals of Space Biology. THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY, vol 18. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-37940-1_6

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