Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes

One of the future challenges to produce food in a Mars environment will be the optimization of resources through the potential use of the Martian substratum for growing crops as a part of bioregenerative food systems. In vitro plantlets from 65 potato genotypes were rooted in peat-pellets substratum...

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Main Authors: Ramírez, D., Kreuze, Jan F., Amoros, W., Valdivia Silva, J.E., Ranck, J., García, S., Salas, E., Yactayo, W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89608
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author Ramírez, D.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Amoros, W.
Valdivia Silva, J.E.
Ranck, J.
García, S.
Salas, E.
Yactayo, W.
author_browse Amoros, W.
García, S.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Ramírez, D.
Ranck, J.
Salas, E.
Valdivia Silva, J.E.
Yactayo, W.
author_facet Ramírez, D.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Amoros, W.
Valdivia Silva, J.E.
Ranck, J.
García, S.
Salas, E.
Yactayo, W.
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description One of the future challenges to produce food in a Mars environment will be the optimization of resources through the potential use of the Martian substratum for growing crops as a part of bioregenerative food systems. In vitro plantlets from 65 potato genotypes were rooted in peat-pellets substratum and transplanted in pots filled with Mars-like soil from La Joya desert in Southern Peru. The Mars-like soil was characterized by extreme salinity (an electric conductivity of 19.3 and 52.6 dS m−1 under 1 : 1 and saturation extract of the soil solution, respectively) and plants grown in it were under sub-optimum physiological status indicated by average maximum stomatal conductance <50 mmol H2O m−2 s−1 even after irrigation. 40% of the genotypes survived and yielded (0.3–5.2 g tuber plant−1) where CIP.397099.4, CIP.396311.1 and CIP.390478.9 were targeted as promising materials with 9.3, 8.9 and 5.8% of fresh tuber yield in relation to the control conditions. A combination of appropriate genotypes and soil management will be crucial to withstand extreme salinity, a problem also important in agriculture on Earth that requires more detailed follow-up studies.
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spelling CGSpace896082025-12-08T09:54:28Z Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes Ramírez, D. Kreuze, Jan F. Amoros, W. Valdivia Silva, J.E. Ranck, J. García, S. Salas, E. Yactayo, W. soil salinity potatoes mars soil analogous stomatal conductance One of the future challenges to produce food in a Mars environment will be the optimization of resources through the potential use of the Martian substratum for growing crops as a part of bioregenerative food systems. In vitro plantlets from 65 potato genotypes were rooted in peat-pellets substratum and transplanted in pots filled with Mars-like soil from La Joya desert in Southern Peru. The Mars-like soil was characterized by extreme salinity (an electric conductivity of 19.3 and 52.6 dS m−1 under 1 : 1 and saturation extract of the soil solution, respectively) and plants grown in it were under sub-optimum physiological status indicated by average maximum stomatal conductance <50 mmol H2O m−2 s−1 even after irrigation. 40% of the genotypes survived and yielded (0.3–5.2 g tuber plant−1) where CIP.397099.4, CIP.396311.1 and CIP.390478.9 were targeted as promising materials with 9.3, 8.9 and 5.8% of fresh tuber yield in relation to the control conditions. A combination of appropriate genotypes and soil management will be crucial to withstand extreme salinity, a problem also important in agriculture on Earth that requires more detailed follow-up studies. 2017-11-16 2017-12-04T12:52:08Z 2017-12-04T12:52:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89608 en Open Access application/pdf Cambridge University Press Ramírez, D.A.; Kreuze, J.; Amoros, W.; Valdivia-Silva, J.E.; Ranck, J.; Garcia, S.; Salas, E.; Yactayo, W. 2019. Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes. International Journal of Astrobiology. ISSN 1475-3006. 18:1. pp. 18-24
spellingShingle soil
salinity
potatoes
mars soil analogous
stomatal conductance
Ramírez, D.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Amoros, W.
Valdivia Silva, J.E.
Ranck, J.
García, S.
Salas, E.
Yactayo, W.
Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title_full Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title_fullStr Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title_full_unstemmed Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title_short Extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under Mars-like soil conditions: targeting promising genotypes
title_sort extreme salinity as a challenge to grow potatoes under mars like soil conditions targeting promising genotypes
topic soil
salinity
potatoes
mars soil analogous
stomatal conductance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89608
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