Live Imaging Technique for Studies of Growth and Development of Chinese Cabbage Under Microgravity in a Recoverable Satellite (SJ-8)
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The live imaging techniques have been developed and applied to investigate for the first time the growth and development of Chinese cabbage for 18 days under microgravity conditions on board the Chinese SJ-8 recoverable satellite. These experiments offer insight into plant behaviors operating during plant development in space. Two automatic, preprogrammed CCD cameras were installed in the plant experimental chamber. The experimental objectives were: (1) seed germination; (2) seedling growth; (3) flower opening and pollination. The growth of seedlings and flowers were followed by time lapse photography at 2 h intervals. Serial real-time images of the Chinese cabbage plant growth under microgravity were successfully obtained through the remote operating system. The image data obtained from space experiment, in comparison with the results from ground control (1 g) and 3D clinostat stimulate experiments, showed that the height of plant and the number of leaves were significantly reduced under the microgravity conditions, but characters of leaf arrangement and leaf shape were not altered obviously. Flower opening and expansion were inhibited by exposed to space flight condition. The petals of flowers from both SJ-8 grown plants and clinostat rotated plants couldn’t fully expand before wilted.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008