Russia plans to grow wheat and tomatoes on a lunar base

Russia plans to grow wheat and tomatoes at a promising lunar base. TASS reports this with reference to the scientific secretary of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN), Doctor of Biological Sciences Margarita Levinskikh.

“Tomatoes are, in principle, one of four objects that are planned to be grown on space objects such as a lunar base. These are wheat, sweet peppers, tomatoes, green crops,” the specialist said.

According to her, growing agricultural plants in space requires breeding suitable varieties.

Earlier, the head of the Russian lunar program, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lev Zeleny, noted that the process of exploration of the Moon by private companies from the United States has already begun.