See also: Does gravity affect plant growth. Gravity helps in other ways as well, providing a maintenance function, pulling detritus, water, dust, and most other things down towards the ground, keep the upper parts of plants relatively clean. read more
Observing the effects of high gravity on these plants, Musgrave has determined that plants, and the composition of their seeds, are altered when grown at different gravity levels. For one, the compounds within the plants that control flavor changes, so the plants tend to taste different. read more
Gravity primarily affects the development of a plant by influencing the direction of the growth of its roots in relation to Earth. A plant's root system generally responds to gravitational pull by growing earthward. read more