The aim of this research is to contribute to the development of salad vegetables aimed at India for astronauts in space, because the system of food production based on plants is essential to support long -term human space survey. | Photo Credit: Ravikumar Hosamani
When the Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 Mission (AX-4) on the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched on Wednesday, the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) must. Together with Mr. Shaubhanshu, seeds sent by the university will also get to ISS.
In an experiment, which is important for the nutrition of the crew, the main investigator from UAS, Dharwad, Ravikumar Hosamani and co-worker Sudheer Siddapureddy from IIT-dharwad attracted a project under which two types of seed-green gram and penugreek (Methi) achieved experiment.
Hosamani, Assistant Biotechnology in UAS-D, and prof. Siddapureddy, Associate Professor of Iit-Dharwad, were between June 2 and 11 in the United States in the United States. “We personally handed over seeds in dry form to the integration team in Kennedy Space Center-Nasa,” said prof. Hosamani Hindu.
Germination in space
In the experiment, Mr. Shukla adds water to these seeds, which are likely to germinate within two to four days. The sprouts will then be frozen at the space station until they return to the ground. Upon their return, officials would assess the degree of germination (germination) of the seeds, evaluated their nutritional quality, analyzed changes in phytohormone dynamics, and studied the response of the rewriting performance to space conditions. In addition, they plan to explore the microbial growth of the cosmic key, said prof. Hosamani.
The aim of this research is to contribute to the development of salad vegetables aimed at India for astronauts in space, because the system of food production based on plants is essential to support long -term human space survey.
Ripe plants
“While salad crops such as salad, tomatoes, radish, cabbage, carrots and onions are considered ideal for complementing the crew diet in space, growing ripe plants in space required a comprehensive controlled environment. said.
Green Gram is a traditional semi -dry key commonly used in Indian cuisine, while the whistle (Methi) offers significant healing advantages and is rich in nutraceutics. Investigators believe that due to the high costs associated with sending food to ISS, growing two fresh vegetables on board a spacecraft or on extraplanetary surfaces, it could be an ideal solution to supplement the crew’s diet.
Published – June 26, 2025 20:52
