Effects of space flight on seed germination indices and some of its components
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تهران- شهرک قدس (غرب)، خ ایران زمین، خ مهستان، بالاتر از کلانتری، خ پژوهشگاه هوافضا
Abstract
Seed germination and seedling establishment are considered an essential growth stage and the first stage of plant adaptation in extraterrestrial environments. This project aimed to investigate the rocket launch-induced stress and the space conditions during a short-term space flight on the seed germination indicators and its components for the seeds of two plant species. The dry seeds were placed in a pre-designed metal structure and embedded in the Kavus bio-space capsule. The dry seeds were embedded in a pre-designed metal structure inside the Kavus bio-space capsule. After the successful launch and recovery of the capsule, relevant tests were performed on the seeds. The results were completely different depending on the chosen species. Quinoa seeds showed a positive response to the conditions of launch stress in the form of increased germination indices and radicle length. Eruca seeds showed a completely negative reaction to the stressful conditions of the launch and the space environment, which showed that this decrease reduced the germination index and its related Obviously, collecting sufficient evidence on the subject to prove the results of the present study requires designing more experiments on the seeds of these two species in future launches in Iran.
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