Browse 46 real Plant Sciences projects from AJAS, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
AJAS · 2026
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Dicamba is a type of herbicidal auxin meant to mimic Indole-3-acetic-acid (IAA), a naturally occurring plant auxin hormone. Dicamba enters the cells of its target using the Polar Auxin Trans…
AJAS · 2026
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Cucurbita pepo, known as the zucchini plant, is susceptible to fungal infections including downy and powdery mildew. Fungicides carry a large risk of toxicity and harm to crops and other exp…
AJAS · 2025
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Japanese Stiltgrass negatively impacts biodiversity of ground-level plant species in surrounding areas due to its smothering growth and potentially negative effects on soil composition. With…
AJAS · 2025
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The goal of this project was to determine the effect of land management technique on soil aggregation, water infiltration, and the microbiome. The soil was sampled from a field with a cover…
AJAS · 2025
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Decomposition plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy soil ecosystems. The breakdown of organic matter (field and harvest litter) by decomposers (microorganisms) releases essential nutri…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
This study looked to determine if there was a significant difference between the masses of habaneros produced by plants that were grown in different types of soil so that the most productive…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Cypripedium reginae (Cyp. reginae) or Showy Lady’s Slippers are an orchid native to North America and are classified as endangered in New Hampshire. Showy Lady’s Slippers are endangered due…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Many of the 58 species of the Cypripedium orchids located around the world are being increasingly threatened with extinction, largely because of habitat degradation or habitat loss. An initi…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Dental Caries and Periodontitis are two of the most common oral diseases causing growing global health issues in many countries around the world. Current therapeutic methods are focused on u…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Plant pigment biochemistry is known to change during environmental stress. This work investigates the influence of artificial light-induced stress by exposure to light sources of varying wav…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
The Cypripedium (Cyp.) genus of terrestrial orchids is limited to a narrow range of climates and habitats throughout the world. Climate change related habitat loss has profound implications…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Harvesting Limulus polyphemus (horseshoe crabs) to produce the Limulus amoebocyte lysate endotoxin assay for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and drinking water is ravaging coastal ecosyste…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Cypripedium arietinum, or ram’s head lady’s slipper orchids, are endangered in New Hampshire and threatened in Vermont. A genetically diverse population will be more able to adapt to a chang…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
This project aims to identify interactors of RGPA1, a gene which induces plant defense responses, by using a Yeast two-hybrid screening. Potential interactors are tested to see whether they…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Cypripedium arietinum, also known as the ram’s head lady’s slipper, is distributed in small populations among regions of the northern US and northeastern Canada. Endangered in New Hampshire…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Our research is essential to agriculture and understanding the basic biology of parasitic weeds. We studied growth changes in Cuscuta pentagona by venous connection to host tomato. Two metho…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Hydroponics has revolutionized the world of agriculture. Its advancement has led to the successful growth of plants without soil. In light of impending climate change, hydroponic systems pro…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Many individuals cultivate gardens to avoid store-bought produce laced with synthetic chemicals. As a result, there is a demand for a natural, effective fertilizer alternative. The purpose o…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
In the near future, humans will begin to explore and colonize Mars. As a result, methods of in-situ resource utilization must be developed and tested to increase the likelihood of survival o…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
By 2055, the United Nations projects a 2.5 billion increase in the global human population and a climate change-induced 10-50% decrease in the global crop yield of conventional farming pract…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Showy lady’s slippers orchids (Cypripedium reginae) are critically endangered in New Hampshire, existing in less than 5 places in the wild. The intent of this experiment was to develop an ap…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The energy efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) makes them attractive for indoor plant lighting. However, LEDs do not create broad-spectrum lighting efficiently. LEDs’ effect on the gr…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Plant life in salt marshes is crucial to ecosystem regulation. Plants play key roles in ecological services, like carbon sequestration, soil enrichment, and flood protection, which have beco…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Biochar’s nutrient retention paired with rhizobacteria’s nitrogen-fixation may improve the quality of soils throughout the US. This study’s purpose was to test whether the combination of bio…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Free radicals, or atoms with unpaired electrons, pose biological threats to all organisms. Oxidative stress, a result of an overabundance of free radicals, can lead to consequences such as D…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
This experiment examines the genetic diversity of showy lady’s slippers (Cypripedium reginae) growing in the wild in a fen in Strafford, Vermont. Cyp. reginae is a critically endangered lady…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
As Earth’s climate continues to rapidly change, many staple crop plants, especially rice, are becoming extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels and pressure on freshwater reserves. With ara…
AJAS · 2019
Plant Sciences (inferred)
When I had first thought of this project, my hypothesis is that the pole beans are going to all grow tallest, the pole beans without the plastic/paper will grow best out of the three, the pe…
AJAS · 2019
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Genetic diversity is crucial to the survival of species. To preserve plants threatened by natural and human causes, ex situ conservation has been implemented with seed banking and cryopreser…
AJAS · 2019
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The rise of human population indicates the need to make humans a multiplanetary species. Exploration of Mars by physically present scientists will lead to a critical requirement for food. Th…