Experiment to grow plants in soil from the Moon proved poor re | ASTRO-MECHANICS
Experiment to grow plants in soil from the Moon proved poor results
Scientists at the University of Florida planted cress seeds in 4 grams of lunar soil from each of the three Apollo missions and tracked their growth for 20 days.
Within 60 hours of planting, the research team found that the seeds had sprouted in all soil samples. Between day 6 and 8, the team removed a few seedlings so that only one plant grew for every gram of soil.
On the removed plants, they found that the roots grown in the lunar soil were stunted compared to plants grown in Earth's volcanic soil.
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