Future farmers on Mars might use a simple ingredient to fertilize their fields: alfalfa. Story by ariticulate
Radish plant growth in alfalfa treated basaltic regolith simulant soil with fresh water , unfiltered water , and filtered biodesalinated water., the stranded astronaut played by Matt Damon was able to stay alive thanks to a crop of potatoes he grew with the help of an unpleasant ingredient: the waste left behind by his fellow crew members.
These results meant that future astronauts are going to need some kind of fertilizer in order to farm on Mars. According to Kasiviswanathan, alfalfa has long been used as a biofertilizer on Earth, so they grew turnips, radishes and lettuce in “Martian” soil in which they’d also grown alfalfa and watered with fresh water.
One caveat to this study is that the simulated Martian soil didn’t include any perchlorate, a type of salt that is found in real Martian soil. “Perchlorate does stunt the growth of crop plants,” Kasiviswanathan acknowledges. Not all space researchers think that trying to grow farm in Martian soil is a fruitful endeavor. According to Kevin Cannon, an assistant professor of Geology and Geological Engineering/Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines, ISU’s research might be behind the times.
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