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"This time we used trays instead of small pots and added organic material (fresh cut grass) to the Mars and moon soil simulant," said Wieger Wamelink, lead researcher.
"This solved the problem we had with watering in the first experiment and also added manure to the soils."
The trays were the answer — and allowed the crops to "flourish."
The crops were cultivated in greenhouses in an "under earth atmosphere" to make conditions as space-like as possible. Temperature, humidity and light conditions for the crops were monitored constantly by the scientists.
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