User blog:SpaceF/GM Team

Interesting links: h

Conditions in Mars:

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. Crops:
 * very low temeprature -75 to 20 on the equator
 * UV
 * dust storms
 * no water
 * dry ice on poles
 * heavy metals in the soil
 * no organic matter in the soil

spirulina

tomatoes

cress

peas

eskimo potatoes

Genes:


 * spirulina: gene coding for B12 vitamin and for protein


 * cold resistance for peas etc