Chickpeas successfully grown and harvested using Òmoon dirtÓ for first time

The researchers chose the "Myles" variety of chickpea for this study. (Jessica Atkin via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Chickpeas have been successfully grown and harvested using “moon dirt” for the first time.

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(Photo by Johannes Plenio via Pexels)

Chickpeas successfully grown and harvested using Òmoon dirtÓ for first time

A Chickpea root establishes in sharp, glass-like lunar regolith simulant, illustrating one of the major physical challenges for growing crops beyond Earth. (Jessica Atkin via SWNS)

Chickpeas successfully grown and harvested using Òmoon dirtÓ for first time

To maintain root hydration in a substrate with poor structure and limited water retention, the researchers developed a cotton wick-based irrigation system that delivered water directly to the chickpea root zone. (Jessica Atkin via SWNS)

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