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Cotton Research Conducted Aboard ISS

Searching for Genetic Clues that Could Result in Greater Resiliency

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Tom Patton
Dec 26, 2023
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ISS Cotton Growth Chambers

Cotton is one of the world's most vital agricultural commodities, used in products from clothes to coffee filters. It's also a resource-draining plant that farmers struggle to grow sustainably. The search for genetic clues that could produce resilient cotton plants that use resources more efficiently yielded new results when a …

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