A review of past insights of space experiments with plants outlines basic space and gravity effects as well as gene expression. Efforts to grow plants in space gradually incorporated basic question on plant productivity, stress response and cultivation. The prospect of extended space missions as well as colonization of the Moon and Mars require better understanding and therefore research efforts on biomass productivity, substrate and water relations, atmospheric composition, pressure and temperature and substrate and volume (growth space) requirements. The essential combination of using plants not only for food production but also for regeneration of waste, and recycling of carbon and oxygen production requires integration of complex biological and engineering aspects. We combine a historical account of plant space research with considerations for future research on plant cultivation, selection, and productivity based on space-related environmental conditions.

回顾过去对植物空间实验的见解，概述了基本的空间和重力效应以及基因表达。在太空中种植植物的努力逐渐纳入了植物生产力、胁迫反应和栽培等基本问题。扩展太空任务的前景以及月球和火星的殖民需要更好地理解，因此需要对生物量生产力、基质和水的关系、大气成分、压力和温度以及基质和体积（生长空间）要求进行研究。将植物不仅用于食品生产而且用于废物再生以及碳和氧生产的循环利用的基本组合需要复杂的生物和工程方面的整合。