What happened to seeds that spent 180 days in space?

Wheat and rapeseed seeds that spent more than 180 days aboard a spacecraft to discover unique properties to increase yields showed 100% germination, while soybean seeds failed to germinate, reports World of NAN, citing the Russian Academy of Sciences. ⠀

The germinated crops are characterized by friendly germination, formation of vegetative organs - roots, stems, leaves, which perform the most important functions of nutrition, photosynthesis and movement of substances in the plant. In the course of phenological observations of plants that have sprouted from seeds that have been in space, there were no deviations from plants cultivated in terrestrial conditions.⠀

In the future, scientists plan to study all the plants for structural variations in DNA and biochemical changes. These studies will provide insight into whether space conditions, including cosmic radiation, have any effect on the properties of crops.⠀

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