In our latest episode of "What Plants Crave" Dr. Nadia Sabeh talks with Bruce Bugbee about lighting, the dangers of anthropomorphizing plants, ideal crops for space, and more.

Bruce is a Professor at Utah State University where he teaches plant nutrition, plant physiology, and environmental instrumentation.  He is well known for his work with NASA to determine potential crop yield and is currently funded by NASA to study food production for a colony on Mars. He holds the Governors Medal for Science from the State of Utah and is a Fellow in both the Agronomy and Horticultural Societies.  

He once summarized everything he knows in a TED talk titled, “Turning Water into Food.”  
This episode discusses the role of lighting in plant growth, the risks of anthropomorphizing plants, and considerations for cultivating crops in space environments. It provides insights into optimizing plant physiology and environmental conditions for successful cultivation.