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In his second guest appearance on Einstein A-Go-Go, Dr Declan Lafferty (University of Melbourne) shares how he's working to transform strawberries into zero-waste, high harvest index foods for space and Earth.
Declan and Dr Shane discuss space crops, genetic modification, Project Hail Mary and more!
Dr Declan Lafferty is a research fellow in Astrobotany with Plants for Space. His work involves developing alpine strawberry varieties (Fragaria vesca) with enhanced harvest index (the ratio of yield to total plant biomass) traits including leaf palatability, greater fruit yield and precise control of runner production (a means of strawberry propagation).