Objective: To substantiate the effects of space condition on medicinal plants, the seeds of Agastache rugosa were set up in retrievable satellites.
Methods: After returning to earth, the ultrastructural changes of chloroplasts were examined by means of electron microscope.
Results: Vesicles could be seen in the chloroplasts in the cells of earth controlled group, it was few and could not be found in the chloroplasts in the cells of weightless group and hit group. Some chloroplasts were degrading in the cells of weightless group, but this phenomenon was not observed in the cells of the other two groups.
Conclusions: These results showed that space environment had some effect on the ultrastructure of chloroplasts in Agastache rugosa.