The most famous potato-growing effort in space is a fictional one, by Matt Damon's character Mark Watney in the film The Martian.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/china-plans-grow-potatoes-moon
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-business-times
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/space-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/potato
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables