Credit: UF/IFAS photography
“Scientists have been studying plants in space for decades, and although recent advances have made us better gardeners, plants still know that they are growing in a world without gravity, and they work to adjust their physiology to this environment,” said UF/IFAS horticultural sciences professor Anna-Lisa Paul, seen here. Paul and fellow UF/IFAS horticultural sciences professor Robert Ferl will launch their latest experiment, trying to grow plants in space, Feb. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.