Association·nasa
Experimental protocol (light/dormancy) enables synchronized germination and growth
Claim that the use of black-out cloth to maintain seed dormancy, with light exposure to initiate and synchronize germination and subsequent dark-growth, was critical for the controlled growth of Arabidopsis on ISS and ground.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“first action of the astronaut was to expose all of the plates to light to activate germination and then to re-wrap dark-grown plates”
Relationship
Seed dormancy and dark-growth protocol protocol synchronization Spaceflight root growth pattern