38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project tested underground communication through endomycorrhizal networks against above ground communication through volatile organic compounds (VOC) on different plant…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to measure the growth rates of plants when grown in deferent growing systems. These systems include Hydroponics, Aquaponics and three diffe…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is: If, a plant is exposed to the right light, right color, and right color temperature (kelvin), then, the growth of the plant will accelerate because, light…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bemisia tabaci is responsible for transmitting plant viruses causing the ongoing and devastating East African pandemics of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown str…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if the sugar levels, and thus the biofuel viability, of a biomass plant called switchgrass would be affected by drought conditions. T…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn how different sweeteners affected the taste and health of radishes. My hypothesis was that the sugar and Splenda would kill the radishes; Stevia would be h…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project we wanted to find out if there was a way to save more water when growing plants in California. We hypothesized that, "if alfalfa and radish sprouts are grown…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to study the protective effects of antioxidants on free radical damage on radish and bean seeds. Antioxidants such as Vitamins A, E, and C…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding plants different types of processed food solutions. Methods/Materials Purchased Cyclamen flowers for 3…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of hydroponic systems and aquaponic systems on plant growth. Methods/Materials Swiss chard seeds (30), green bean s…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Determine how California native plant diversity is affected by varying drought conditions ("Low" water level, "Mid" water level, and "High" water level) over a 3.5 week test…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Over the last four years, I have been conducting studies regarding the stomatal conductance and other measurements of coastal sage scrub species based on environmental facto…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover whether the transpiration rate of a plant is affected by the number of stomates contained on the leaves. In my experiment, I coll…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of tilting Phaseolus vulgaris plants at forty five degree angles on their biomass production and overall growth. Method…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find if crops can be grown in alternative growth mediums that will consume lesser amounts of water, while maintaining high crop yield…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to compare the effects of atmospheric pressure and increased air pressure on germinating seeds. Methods/Materials In this experiment, seeds fro…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Determination of silicate's effects on drought tolerance and growth of Lactuca sativa var Longifolia and Lolium perenne. Methods/Materials Lactuca sativa var longifolia and…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was conducted to test whether plants need all elements of photosynthesis to survive and if plants can be revived after being deprived of one element. The goal…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This investigation assess the effect of magnetic fields on a model organism: garden cress (lepidium sativum). Methods/Materials Eight samples of garden cress seeds were grow…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to use aerial photography with a drone to measure cover crop canopy development to determine which planting arrangement (one versus three lin…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Is the use of an Algae Bio-reactor a more effective method then using Conventional Techniques when the variable being compared is Algal biomass? Methods/M…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test which type of grass has the largest amount of biomass by using their fresh and dry weight. I believed the Corn plant would have the largest amount o…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effects of sugarcane derived biochar on the drought tolerance of Lycopersicon esculentum and Lactuca sativa variation longifolia. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) is of major concern to growers, especially to those who farm in semi porous soils. Actinomycete bacterium is found in many types of soil, but m…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to reduce the use of water on farms to help the farmers during the on going water crisis in California. Methods/Materials Materials: 1: 40…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if there was a difference in vitamin C levels when growing wheatgrass in aquaponics compared with a soil medium. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to find out if a plant needs to photosynthesize if they are given the materials produced in photosynthesis, or if they have the capability t…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Rhizomania poses a major problem to sugar beet worldwide, as it not only causes physical harm to the roots but also reduces the quality of sugar yield by up to 95%. Rhizoman…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To study dissolved oxygen levels in water studying if aquatic plants make more dissolved oxygen than the mechanical stage of a filter, or an aquarium with just water. The di…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals We want to see if fertilizers can help a plant live longer during drought and if it can live longer during drought, we want to find out why. Methods/Materials Pea plants, Ir…