# Chickpeas Grown on Moondust For the First Time, Unlocking Doors to Food Production For Lunar Missions in the Future

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- Published: 2024-02-09T09:30:56-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Kyle Killam via Pexels. Article by Kendra Stacy. Science Times – February 5, 2024. Preprint paper: bioRxiv. For the first time, chickpeas have successfully grown in soil containing moondust. This milestone unlocks doors for food production on the coming lunar missions. Moondust-Grown Chickpeas The chickpeas were grown by researchers from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. These researchers grew the food in mixtures consisting of 70% moondust, or lunar regolith. This was according to the preprint paper that notes the findings. […] Click here to view original web page at www.sciencetimes.com Related articles: Hummus on the moon? Student grows world’s first chickpeas in moondust – Interesting Engineering Chickpeas grown in lunar regolith are stressed but reach maturity, shows study – Phys.org Texas A&M Grad Student Achieves World First By Growing Chickpeas In Moondust Mixture – Texas A&M Today