User blog:SpaceF/GM Team

We have been researching conditions in Mars so we know what traits plants will have to have in order to adapt and grow to withstand the harsh environment. Conditions: Chosen crops:
 * very low temeprature, large temperature fluctuations: roughly -75 (but up to 20 on the equator)
 * UV radiation
 * dust storms
 * lack of water in liquid state
 * dry ice on poles
 * heavy metals in the soil
 * no organic matter available in the soil


 * Spirulina.jpglina


 * cress


 * peas


 * eskimo potatoes

Genes:


 * spirulina: gene coding for B12 vitamin and for protein


 * cold resistance
 * resistance to heavy metals/ genes preventing uptake from soil