Comparative Performance of Thirty Two Crops Grown in Antarctic Soil, Antarctic Moss and Peat MOSS Under Glass House Conditions in Antarctica.

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Brief Description (Abstract):

Eighty one varieties of 29 different vegetables, two varieties of grass and one variety of maize were grown in three different media viz. Antarctic soil, Antarctic moss and Peat moss. Performance of leafy vegetables (Spinach, fenugreek, lettuce, parseley, garlic, onion, mint and coriander), cucurbits (cucumber, bittergourd and squash), beans, brinjal, chilli and tomato was quite promising. Cruciferous plants (radish, knol khol, turnip, lai, cabbage and cauliflower) did not respond well during austral summer.

Status: Completed

Purpose: The cold desert of Antarctica supports only an impoverished community of cold tolerant land plants that are capable of surviving lengthy winter months of total or near total darkness during which period photosynthesis can not take place. However, vascular flora in Antarctica consist of only three species of flowering plants (Green and Green, 1963). Growth must occur during short summer period which lasts for a few days to a few months depending on diverse factors like latitude, seasonal snow packs, elevation, topography etc. Moisture is the most important single variable provided mainly by atmospheric water vapour and by local melt supplies from snow, drift snow and permafrost. Stream run-off is exceedingly rare. Extreme cold, high winds and aridity inhibit growth even during summer in most areas. Antarctic plants total about 800 species (Benton,1980) of which 350 are lichens and 100 are bryophytes.

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Keyword(s): Earth Science-Agriculture,

Place/Location(s): Maitri, Antarctic,

Project: Comparative Performance of Thirty Two Crops Grown in Antarctic Soil,

Topic Category(s): Farming,

Date(s): 2020-09-14 (Creation),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr. Mohommad Arif
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 8322525515
    E-Mail : ictd [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 1991-01-01
End Date   : 1992-12-31