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What is Space rice? China harvests 1st batch of seeds that travelled around moon
Hindustan Times | 14/07/2021 05:42 PM | Click to read full article
China has harvested the first batch of Space rice from seeds that went to a 23-day lunar voyage with China's Chang'e-5 in November. After being exposed to cosmic radiation and zero gravity, these seeds weighing around 40grams returned and were harvested at the space breeding research centre of the South China Agricultural University in Guangdong province.
The seeds are now 1 centimeter long. China has been taking seeds of rice and other crops to Space since 1987.
