Comments on: Would Space Plants Be Called "Botanauts"?

By: Love & Relationship Guru

Love & Relationship Guru — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:29:13 +0000

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By: surge

surge — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:41:08 +0000

I would think that the roots grow seeking soil, i.e., nutrients and water. So, roots will grow wherever it is provided.
As for naming space plants, my reasoning suggests ‘astrobots’, for what it means.

By: ‘Veggies’ in space « Virginia Hughes

‘Veggies’ in space « Virginia Hughes — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:17:43 +0000

[...] as Eric over at Science Not Fiction points out, space farming is tricky: Plants rely on both light or gravity to orient themselves, so [...]