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Guelph scientist learning to grow crops on Mars

Dixon is no ordinary agriculturist. The University of Guelph professor studies how to grow plants on other planets — a crucial resource for the long-distance space travel required to send humans to Mars.

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Advanced life support agriculture research has selection of practical “terrestrial” benefits as well. The initial space question was whether or not food producing plants could efficiently yield in low atmospheric pressure. To answer this question hypobaric chambers are required and the unique plant growth chambers at CESRF ("Blue Boxes") are one of a kind in this regard. The bonus feature from a plant research point of view, is that these controlled vacuum environments supply unique and instant insight into how plants respond under various environmental changes. For example, photosynthetic responses change in correlation to light spectrum and/or intensity adjustments and the computer monitoring system used in the chambers provide real time feedback to help us develop an understanding of how the plants adapt to these changes.