Document Type
Poster
Publication Title
Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase
Abstract
Future Martian settlements require sustainable agricultural methods for long-duration missions. Surface soil conditions on the red planet are clay like and lacking in easy access nutrients for plants. Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) could aid agriculture on mars the same way they do on Earth. The bacteria strains selected were collected on the ISS by the NASA’s Vegetable production program (VEGGIE). I hypothesize that these PGPB can aid plant growth in L. sativa via seed inoculation in Martian regolith.
Advisor
Andrew Palmer
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Recommended Citation
Kelly, Aiden, "The Effects of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on Plantsin Martian Regolith" (2025). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Student Publications. 47.
https://repository.fit.edu/apss_student/47