There have been entire books written on Arabidopsis.
If you haven't found a reference, you haven't been looking very hard.
Did you search Agricola?
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/
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> Hi there,
>> I am working on a school project that involves designing a plant and
> greenhouse system on Mars. We would like to use the Arabidopsis plant.
>> Do you know how much water one plant uses in its life cycle? Is there
> a web site or publication that discusses this? I know this plant can
> be modified for low water requirements, but have not been able to find
> a paper discussing the water usages of this version either.
>> Thank you for your time,
> Ken Mankoff
