Growing pioneer plants for a lunar base

Kozyrovska, Natalia; Lutvynenko, T.L.; Korniichuk, О.S.; Kovalchuk, M. V.; Voznyuk, T.; Kononuchenko, O. V.; Zaetz, I.; Rogutskyy, I.S.; Mytrokhyn, O.; Mashkovska, S.P.; Foing, B. H.; Kordyum, V. A.

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.005

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“…This means that efficient ways of generating these components in situ must be developed for lunar bases (e.g., Ming and Henninger, 1994;Horneck, et al, 2003;Foing et al, 2006), and a likely option is to use regenerative biological life-support systems that utilize plants and other living organisms to help generate the essentials for life (Kozyrovska et al, 2006). Such systems are vital if human beings are to expand to more distant locations such as Mars, and the Moon could prove to be an ideal test bed for their implementation.…”

Section: Plant Biologymentioning

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“…Spores could be tested for survivability on the Moon in specific experiments over varied lengths of time and degrees of exposure to the lunar environment. While studies on plant growth in analog lunar regolith have been conducted, including the use of bacterial communities to aid in releasing nutrients for plant roots, research purely focused on the survivability of microorganisms in lunar regolith is currently lacking (Kozyrovska et al, 2006). A small number of studies were conducted in the 1970s in which microbial communities were exposed to lunar materials returned to Earth by the Apollo missions .…”

Section: Lunar Astrobiology and Instrumentation 771mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some tests, however, showed that lunar materials could act as a source of nutrients for some plants . More recently, studies have been conducted on Earth to simulate plant growth in a lunar greenhouse (Kozyrovska et al, 2006). In these experiments, the ornamental plant, Tagetes patula, was successfully grown in lunar anorthosite soil simulant with bacteria.…”

Section: Plant Biologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Lunar Astrobiology: A Review and Suggested Laboratory Equipment

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In October of 2005, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Alcatel Alenia Spazio released a "call to academia for innovative concepts and technologies for lunar exploration." In recent years, interest in lunar exploration has increased in numerous space programs around the globe, and the purpose of our study, in response to the ESA call, was to draw on the expertise of researchers and university students to examine science questions and technologies that could support human astrobiology activity on the Moon. In this mini review, we discuss astrobiology science questions of importance for a human presence on the surface of the Moon and we provide a summary of key instrumentation requirements to support a lunar astrobiology laboratory.

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Section: Plant Biologymentioning

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Lunar Astrobiology: A Review and Suggested Laboratory Equipment

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“…Following this approach, plant species which are tolerant to harsh growth conditions would be grown in local regolith, after inoculating seeds with a carefully chosen consortium of bioleaching bacteria to deliver nutrients to plant roots and to protect them against excessive accumulation of toxic elements. Once these 'first-generation plants' would have been grown, their biomass would be converted by microorganisms into a fertile protosoil used to support the growth of more demanding plants (Kozyrovska et al 2006;Zaets et al 2011). An alternative strategy could rely on cyanobacteria to process elements from rocks and fix N. Even though no plant cultures are currently produced using cyanobacteria as exclusive nutrient sources, the latter are used in agriculture to improve soil fertility, balance mineral nutrition and release biologically active substances that promote plant growth and increase plant resistance (Singh 2014).…”

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Sustainable life support on Mars – the potential roles of cyanobacteria

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International Journal of Astrobiology

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Even though technological advances could allow humans to reach Mars in the coming decades, launch costs prohibit the establishment of permanent manned outposts for which most consumables would be sent from Earth. This issue can be addressed by in situ resource utilization: producing part or all of these consumables on Mars, from local resources. Biological components are needed, among other reasons because various resources could be efficiently produced only by the use of biological systems. But most plants and microorganisms are unable to exploit Martian resources, and sending substrates from Earth to support their metabolism would strongly limit the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of their cultivation. However, resources needed to grow specific cyanobacteria are available on Mars due to their photosynthetic abilities, nitrogen-fixing activities and lithotrophic lifestyles. They could be used directly for various applications, including the production of food, fuel and oxygen, but also indirectly: products from their culture could support the growth of other organisms, opening the way to a wide range of life-support biological processes based on Martian resources. Here we give insights into how and why cyanobacteria could play a role in the development of self-sustainable manned outposts on Mars.

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“…The toxicity of HM to plants might be relieved by the use of microorganisms [12,[22][23][24][25][26]. Because HM are more abundant in microbial habitats, microbes have evolved several mechanisms to tolerate their presence.…”

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Inoculation with a bacterial consortium alleviates the effect of cadmium overdose in soybean plants

2010

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Inoculating plants that have inefficient antioxidant systems with plant-associated bacteria allows them to overcome heavy metal intoxication. We monitored protein oxidation, the activity of plant defense system enzymes, and the phenolics content in soybean (Glycine max L.) during a prolonged exposure to cadmium (Cd). The assistance of the bacterial consortium reduced the bioavailability of Cd in a soil containing 10 times the metal's Standard Maximum Value (SMV). This reduced the accumulation of Cd in the soybeans' roots and seeds. At 100 SMV, bacterial inoculation resulted in increased Cd bioavailability, which enhanced cadmium uptake by the soybean plants. At both Cd concentrations, oxidative stress was more prolonged in the soybean's roots than its leaves. In cadmiumpolluted soil, glutathionе peroxidase activity changed more rapidly in the roots of plants when they had been inoculated. Inhibition of the peroxidases' activities strengthened the activity of glutathione-S-transferase; increased the phenolics content in plant roots; and alleviated stress in inoculated soybean plants compared to untreated plants. The bacterial consortium may be recommended for a plant protection at 10 SMV Cd in the soil, and for phytostabilization at 100 SMV.© Versita Sp. z o.o.

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Growing pioneer plants for a lunar base

Cited by 34 publications

References 42 publications

Lunar Astrobiology: A Review and Suggested Laboratory Equipment

Lunar Astrobiology: A Review and Suggested Laboratory Equipment

Sustainable life support on Mars – the potential roles of cyanobacteria

Inoculation with a bacterial consortium alleviates the effect of cadmium overdose in soybean plants

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