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China Launches Bioforestry Research Using "Space Seeds"
Beijing (XNA) Dec 03, 2004 China has launched its bioforestry research project based on seeds brought back from space in an effort to produce new tree varieties, China Radio International reported on Thursday. Six kinds of tree seeds were put inside the 20th returnable satellite to monitor their development under the universal radiation, zero gravity, high vacancy, and weak magnetic fields. Now the forestry department in China's western Gansu province is studying these seeds hoping to develop drought resistant trees that will improve the environment in the north-west region. The normal cultivation of seed is ten years however the cultivation in space is quicker because the seed is changed genetically. Only the United States, Russia and China are able to conduct agricultural research in space. Source: Xinhua News Agency Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The Chinese Space Program - News, Policy and Technology China News from SinoDaily.com
Taikonauts On Moon A Far Off Dream For China Yet
Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2006A one-year lunar fly-by mission may start in April 2007 in China, but a manned flight to the Earth's neighbour may be a long way away, a chief lunar exploration scientist said last night. |
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