Table 3.
Down-selected seeds used for the MISSE-seed flight experiment
| Cultivar | Species | Vendor | Product ID | Germination Rate (%) | Number of Packets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Ground control | ||||||
| 1 | Outredgeous Lettuce | Lactuca sativa | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 2208 N | 98.3 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Baby F1 Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea var. botrytis | Pure Line Seeds | N/A | 96.7 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Mizuna Mustard | Brassica rapa var. nipposinica | Burpee | 50583 A | 98.3 | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Amara Mustard | Brassica carinata | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 3147 | 95 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Scarlet Frills Mustard | Brassica juncea | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 2530 M | 86.7 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Red Rambo Radish | Raphanus sativus | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 2539 M | 90 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | Rosie Pac Choi | Brassica rapa var. chinensis | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 3159 M | 91.7 | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Garnet Giant Mustard | Brassica juncea | Johnny’s Selected Seeds | 2797 M | 93.3 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Red Robin Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum L. | Totally Tomatoes | 612 | 90 | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | NuMex 6-4 Pepper | Capsicum annuum | Sandia Seed | N/A | 80 | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | At Col-0 Varity | Arabidopsis thaliana | In-house | N/A | 90 | 20 | 20 |