Duckweed is an abundant plant in many parts of the world and researchers are testing if it can be grown in space.

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, headquartered at the University of Adelaide, has sent its first payload of duckweed into space, jumping aboard a sounding rocket launched by the ...

Strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce and duckweed are the four crops currently being grown in a controlled environment at the Waite Institute centre. Ms van der Hulst said common duckweed like the ...