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Simulations of agriculture on Mars using pea, carrot and tomato plants suggest that intercropping, growing different crops mixed together, could boost yields in certain conditions

05.01.24 | PLOS

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Intercropping on Mars: A promising system to optimise fresh food production in future martian colonies
Comparison between intercropping treatment from the three soils. A: Sand. B: Mars regolith simulant. C: Potting soil. Credit: Gonçalves et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Simulations of agriculture on Mars using pea, carrot and tomato plants suggest that intercropping, growing different crops mixed together, could boost yields in certain conditions

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0302149

Article Title: Intercropping on Mars: A promising system to optimise fresh food production in future martian colonies

Author Countries: The Netherlands

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0302149

Intercropping on Mars: A promising system to optimise fresh food production in future martian colonies

1-May-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Agriculture Agronomy Crop Production Crop Science Crops Food Production Mars

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0302149
Article Publication Date
2024-05-01
Article Title
Intercropping on Mars: A promising system to optimise fresh food production in future martian colonies
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, May 1). Simulations of agriculture on Mars using pea, carrot and tomato plants suggest that intercropping, growing different crops mixed together, could boost yields in certain conditions. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J4DDZRL/simulations-of-agriculture-on-mars-using-pea-carrot-and-tomato-plants-suggest-that-intercropping-growing-different-crops-mixed-together-could-boost-yields-in-certain-conditions.html
MLA:
"Simulations of agriculture on Mars using pea, carrot and tomato plants suggest that intercropping, growing different crops mixed together, could boost yields in certain conditions." Brightsurf News, May. 1 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J4DDZRL/simulations-of-agriculture-on-mars-using-pea-carrot-and-tomato-plants-suggest-that-intercropping-growing-different-crops-mixed-together-could-boost-yields-in-certain-conditions.html.