Purdue researchers partner with NASA to study crop stress in space

Two researchers at Purdue University say a partnership with NASA could help farmers learn more about crop stress. Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, professor of botany and plant pathology, says a four-year experiment growing tomatoes in a growth chamber on board the International Space Station has helped the group study adaptability. “There is a hormone called salicylic acid […]

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