The Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Prof. Lam Hon-Ming and his team,  supported by the China Manned Space Agency, and in collaboration with the China Resources Research Institute of Science and Technology (CRRIST) and Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group (SBG), have sent specimens of rhizobia (soybean nitrogen fixing bacteria) into space on the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft that launched on 10 May and has now arrived at the Chinese space station Tiangong. It is the first Hong Kong agricultural research project to be launched to the space which opens a new chapter for the integration of aerospace and agricultural technology.

CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rocky S. Tuan (Right) and Professor Lam Hon-Ming (Middle) celebrate the moment of rhizobia being taken to space by the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft on 10 May. (Photos from CUHK press release)

CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rocky S. Tuan (3rd from the left) and Professor Lam Hon-Ming (2nd from the right) visit the Hainan Space Breeding Center. (Photos from CUHK press release)

Prof. Lam and his team.

Prof. Lam Hon-Ming showed the Rhizobia and stress-tolerant soybean cultivars

Attachment: About the soybean research project

Media coverage:

2023-05-11 CUHK Press Release (English) / (Chinese)

2023-05-15 CUHK Press Release (English) / (Chinese)

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