They also grew the same three strains in a mix of the Martian and potting soils to compare results. They grew three types of rice in these soils - one wild and two gene-edited - and found that the gene-edited strains performed better in drought, lack of sugar, and salt conditions. The newly conducted research presented at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference proposes that genetically modified rice may have the ability to prosper in Martian regolith.Īccording to Forbes, researchers from the University of Arkansas were able to create a simulation of Martian soil using soil rich in basalt mined from the Mojave Desert by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Soils of Mars Might Have the Necessary Nutrients for Growing Rice Plants Red Planet's First Humans Could Farm Gene-Edited Crops Gene-edited Crops Perform Better in Martian Soil-like Conditions
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