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ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Third Award
Striga species, particularly S. hermonthica, is a serious parasite and one of the major threats to food security, especially in third-world countries. They are causing significant loss to ce…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, occur when an individual does not receive an adequate amount of an essential vitamin or mineral, and it affects more than two billion…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
I studied and tested the ability of freshwater aquatic plants to create a symbiotic atmosphere with mice relative to the plant’s surface area. What was found was that plants with a higher su…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Fertilizers (chemical substances that are added to soil) supply plants with nutrients to promote faster and better germination and growth. The research was carried out to determine the most…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Lonicera maackii is an invasive honeysuckle species native to East Asia. There are detailed records on how this species of honeysuckle out-competes and pushes out flora native to Kentucky; i…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Chinese privet and nandina are aggressive invasive species that have spread throughout Hot Springs National Park. Herbicide is not environmentally friendly or able to be used in parts of the…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Decomposition is nature’s way of recycling. Organic matter breaks down over time and will turn into a black substrate containing nutrients that plants use. In this project tomatoes, bananas,…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Farmers across the nation feed their cattle some form of fibrous plant material such as alfalfa. Soybean prices are decreasing, so forage soybeans are being considered as an alternative graz…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
It is said that the triangle is one of architecture’s strongest shapes, but what about in nature? What shape found in plant xylems is the strongest? Each plant xylem has a unique shape. For…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Purpose - The purpose of this design project is to find a more efficient way of planting corn crops in order to increase a farm’s output. This information can be used to help farmers, especi…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The NMMI stem team engaged in a project that utilized and incorporated naturally occurring materials to produce a viable alcohol-free and eco-friendly hand sanitizer that could rival competi…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Banana, Musa paradisiaca spp. (Musaceae) is widely cultivated, with a production of more than 50 million tons per year worldwide. Concurrently, an approximate of 1.4 million bananas are dump…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Our research focused on the idea of growing plants without soil, leading to our question: Do plants grown in hydroponics- using a synthetic fertilizer- or aquaponics- using fish fertilized w…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The environmental and health hazards associated with the application of synthetic chemical inputs in agriculture increased the demand for technologies that not only allow higher crop product…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Harvesting Limulus polyphemus (horseshoe crabs) to produce the Limulus amoebocyte lysate endotoxin assay for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and drinking water is ravaging coastal ecosyste…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aspires to achieve food security despite obstacles including and abundance of desert ranges and the spread of plant diseases. Since ancient times, medicinal plant…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
By 2050, the world’s population is projected to reach 9 billion people, requiring the growth of twice as many crops. These projections demand more innovative and efficient agricultural pract…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to assess the effectiveness of moringa oleifera leaves extract with different concentration on the growth and yield of eggplant and against pests. Agriculture…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences First Award
Drought impacts 40% of the world’s population, and an estimated 55 million people globally are affected every year. It is the most serious threat to crops in nearly every part of the world,…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Chlorosis is a common problem in the commercial growth of arugula in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems and can be caused by nutrient or oxygen deficiencies. Building on conclusions from…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The world's food chain is under pressure due to the increasing demand for food: arable land shrinkage and the threat of adverse climate change. Recently, greenhouses have been increasingly u…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine if hydroponically or soil-grown lettuce would produce higher levels of antioxidants. Antioxidants are an important substance found in many nutri…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to modify the Brewbaker and Kwack (BK) pollen tube culture medium for the Cucurbita pepo species. A modified BK medium would allow for in vitro instead of in…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Last year, a soil surfactant and different rates of nitrogen fertility were tested to see if they affect the surface characteristics of turfgrass with varied ET replacement. There were signi…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Grasshoppers of the locust variety devour agricultural crops, costing 2.2 billion USD for winter crops and 2.88 billion USD for summer crops in damages annually. Due to this, 20.2 million pe…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to explore pesticide alternatives and their effect on plant and soil health. This experiment will use five independent variables: Acephate-based pesticide conv…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The scarcity of water and land resources, the use of environmentally harmful substances, and food production that is increasingly insufficient to meet the demands of an ever-growing populati…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The global supply chain possesses constant potential threats from political disruption, climate change, health emergencies, and trade conflicts. Under the supply chain network, the food sect…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
This project is the beginning of a gene identification and characterization project with implications in potential genetically engineerable traits for bush crops. We have found a candidate g…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Dioscorea bulbifera, (air potato) is an invasive vine that has a smothering effect on native vegetation in Florida as well as other southeastern states in the U.S. In 2012, a beetle (Lilioce…