Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars

Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars Lima, Peru (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 - The International Potato Center (CIP) launched a series of experiments to discover if potatoes can grow under Mars atmospheric conditions and thereby prove they are also able to grow in extreme climates on Earth. This Phase Two effort of CIP's proof of concept experiment to grow potatoes in simulated Martian conditions began on February 14, 2016 when a tuber was planted in a specially cons ... more

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