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Figure 1
Setup for APEx-07. (A) Plate components from left to right: agar plate, PES membrane, Arabidopsis seed with guar gum, micropore tape. (B) Plates growing vertically in rack.
Figure 2
12-day growth comparison between black and white PES membrane. The more cost-effective white membranes showed comparable growth to black membrane.
Figure 3
Harvest strategy to maintain intact seedlings. (A) Representative 12-day seedling growth in plate, (B) membrane collected with forceps, (C) membrane transferred to lid of Petri dish and wrapped in foil for freezing and shipping, and (D) a frozen plate returned from low Earth orbit.
Figure 4
Ground control Veggie unit at Kennedy Space Center (left) and both Veggie units at capacity aboard the ISS (right).
Success criteria of EVT samples as measured across 60 plates.