Microbial community in a precursory scenario of growing tagetes patula in a lunar greenhouse

Kozyrovska, N.; Korniichuk, О.S.; Voznyuk, T.; Kovalchuk, M. V.; Lytvynenko, Tetyana; Rogutskyy, I.S.; Mytrokhyn, O.; Estrella-Liopis, Vitorio; Borodinova, Tetyana; Mashkovska, S.P.; Foing, B. H.; Kordyum, V. A.

doi:10.15407/knit2004.05.221

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“…The same changes were observed on surface of the Turchynka type anorthosite fragments at the end of the plant vegetation. No signs of changes were observed in anorthosite of both unplanted and planted chambers without bacteria (Kozyrovska et al, 2004).…”

Section: The Consortium Of Competitive Microbial Community For Growinmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…In further programs T. patula would be used for a recover of tired soils, for manufacture of biopesticides, for development of AM propagules, etc. (Kozyrovska et al, 2004).…”

Section: Prototype Plant Growth Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As compared to average composition of lunar anorthosite, Ukrainian anorthosites contain more SiO 2 , Na 2 O, FeO, MgO, TiO 2 and less CaO and Al 2 O 3 that reflect more ''alkaline'' composition of plagioclase and a higher content of maffic minerals. These types of anorthosite showed a poor support of the marigold growth, and the idea was to use natural bacterial residents of alumino-silicate rocks to leach the plant essential ions from a substrate and therefore to improve plant development (Kozyrovska et al, 2004).…”

Section: A Lunar Rock As a Substrate For Growing Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2). All implemented bacteria survived well on plant roots and in substrate within the marigold vegetative period, and AM fungi colonized the root interior well (Kozyrovska et al, 2004). In further experiments, stable natural microbial communities will be implemented for growing plants in confined systems, however, for this we need invest more efforts in investigation of plant-bacteria interrelationships, as well as in a study of both plant and microbes biology on molecular-genetic level in order to keep their interactions controlled.…”

Section: The Consortium Of Competitive Microbial Community For Growinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Growing pioneer plants for a lunar base

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Section: The Consortium Of Competitive Microbial Community For Growinmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…In further programs T. patula would be used for a recover of tired soils, for manufacture of biopesticides, for development of AM propagules, etc. (Kozyrovska et al, 2004).…”

Section: Prototype Plant Growth Systemmentioning

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Growing pioneer plants for a lunar base

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Lutvynenko

Korniichuk

et al. 2006

Advances in Space Research

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“…Under a scarcity of native lunar material, as a first step, terrestrial analogs may be evaluated in simulation experiments on a plant growing. In model experiments French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) could grow in a crushed rock, anorthosite, terrestrial counterpart of a lunar rock, however, a deficit of nutritional substances and probably plant intoxication by liberated ions of some elements did not allow marigold to grow normally [17]. When a consortium of well-defined plant-associated bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi were used for seed and substrate inoculation, a plant development was improved [17,18,22].…”

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The conception of growing first generation-plants in lunar greenhouses

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The ability to grow plants in greenhouses is a practical necessity for providing an advanced life support system for humans while inhabiting a permanently manned lunar base. Plants will provide fresh food, oxygen, and clean water for explorers living in lunar bases. The conception of first-generation plants growing in a lunar base anticipates them to play a main role in forming a protosoil of acceptable fertility needed for purposively growing second generation-plants (wheat, rice, etc.) at a low cost. The residues of the first generation-plants could be composted and transformed by microorganisms into a soil-like substrate within a loop of regenerative life support system. To reduce a cost of early missions to the Moon, it would be practical to use a local material such as the lunar regolith for plant growing in lunar greenhouses. The use of microorganisms for plant inoculation to leach nutritional elements from regolith, to alleviate lunar stressful conditions, to decompose both silicate rocks and plant straw needed for a protosoil formation is a key idea in a precursory scenario of growing pioneer plants for a lunar base.

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