Scientists grew chickpeas in fake moon dirt with the help of fungi

Coat a chickpea seed in beneficial fungi, plant it in a pot that's three-quarters fake moon dirt, and you can grow a harvestable crop. Texas A&M researchers pulled this off in a climate-controlled growth chamber, showing that the right fungal partner could be what makes lunar agriculture viable, according to a Reuters report. — Read the rest

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