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If we want to overcome the problems associated with lack of gravity for plant growth..any suggestions on a mechanism to overcome such problems?

-University_Of_Toronto-

QUOTE (University_Of_Toronto @ Sep 13 2008, 05:57 PM)
If we want to overcome the problems associated with lack of gravity for plant growth..any suggestions on a mechanism to overcome such problems?


i found this on youtube a while ago
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oy8gkyGED0

seems like plants do grow in zero gravity but they are oddly shaped.

-coastal-

QUOTE (coastal @ Sep 14 2008, 06:21 AM)
QUOTE (University_Of_Toronto @ Sep 13 2008, 05:57 PM)
If we want to overcome the problems associated with lack of gravity for plant growth..any suggestions on a mechanism to overcome such problems?


i found this on youtube a while ago
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oy8gkyGED0

seems like plants do grow in zero gravity but they are oddly shaped.




Not practical!!! Any other simple suggestions

-University_Of_Toronto-

large centrifuge style thing to mimic gravity.

-bob1-