ISRO achieves milestone in space farming, grows cowpea seedlings onboard POEM-4

Ajay0 · Jan 21, 2025

ISRO has successfully grown cowpea seedlings in space onboard POEM-4, as part of its space agricultural projects and experiments.

The experiments aims to explore how plants grow in space, a crucial area of study for long-duration space missions, such as those planned for Mars and beyond as well as large space habitats. The results could play a pivotal role in ensuring food security for astronauts on extended missions.

Cowpea seedlings onboard ISRO's POEM-4 sprout first leaves in space - The Economic Times

Bengaluru: Cowpea seedlings onboard PSLV-C60 POEM-4 module sprout their first leaves in space, signifying a milestone in space-based plant research, ISRO said on Monday. According to India's national space agency, the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS), developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), is an automated platform designed to cultivate and sustain plant life in the microgravity environment of space.

One of its recent experiments involved growing cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds within a controlled, closed environment equipped with active thermal management, said ISRO.

The system monitored various parameters, including oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, relative humidity, temperature, and soil moisture, while capturing images to track plant growth, added ISRO.
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