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Plant Sciences
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on plant growth and photosynthesis. This work involved growing Arabidopsis thalia…
Plant Sciences
The traditional Japanese farming method of mugifumi refers to the process of treading the soil and seedlings of grain. Mugifumi causes changes such as stalk thickening and tillering promotio…
Plant Sciences
Many nature reserves use exclosures to preserve pockets of native plant biodiversity. These exclosures typically have a higher proportion of native plants with fewer invasive species to harm…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
Plant viruses cause considerable economic losses of crops. However, it is difficult to develop effective crop virucides due to the intracellular infectivity of viruses. Plants usually trigge…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
It is predicted that fresh water scarcity will affect over half of the global population as a consequence of continued population growth, increasing industry, and global warming. Research ha…
Plant Sciences
Microplastics are more prevalent than before and pose an emerging threat to aquatic biodiversity. The purpose of this study was to examine how three common types of plastics can affect the g…
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…
Plant Sciences
Mangroves are critical members of tropical coastline ecosystems. They offer residence to various aquatic biota and protect the coastline from erosion due to their high root density. In the c…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
Legumes form root nodules in which nitrogen-fixing bacteria are housed and flavonoids are necessary to activate nodulation genes in rhizobia. Isoflavonoids are known to protect legumes from…
Plant Sciences
Nations across the world cannot produce their own crops due to their non-arable land. The research conducted in this experiment put simple and efficient systems of hydroponics to the test. T…
Plant Sciences
Approximately 40% of all agricultural production is lost due to pests. HR4 (HOMOLOG OF RPW8 4) confers resistance to Myzus persicae, more commonly known as the green peach aphid (GPA), which…
Plant Sciences
Fishing is one of the top outdoor activities in America. In South Dakota, over 170,000 fishing licenses were sold in 2020. With the thousands and thousands of fish people catch, that means t…
Plant Sciences
COVID-19 pandemic is life-threatening. We need to boost our body's immunity against infection. Literature review shows that microgreens can provide nine times more vitamins and minerals than…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
Global warming and the rapidly growing world population are among the most serious issues that threaten global food security. A new approach to support plant productivity is through exploiti…
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…
Plant Sciences
The wavelength and intensity of light regulates the growth and development of plants and influences their physiology and morphology both above and below the ground. To study the effects of l…
Plant Sciences
Trifolium fragiferum (strawberry clover) is a wild legume species found rarely in Northern European seaside areas and is genetically close to domesticated clover species. Seven micro-populat…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to observe how overcrowding in soybeans affects their growth. To investigate this idea, the student planted one to eight seeds of 2 soybean varieties in 5 c…
Plant Sciences
Sedges, such as purple and yellow nutsedge, are extremely harmful weeds that are hurting the agricultural industry. It is imperative that we find a solution to control nutsedge growth in Flo…
Plant Sciences
Guava is a commercial fruit of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand. From guava orchard surveys, most of fruit damage caused by fruit flies (Bactrocera spp). Therefore, this study aimed to invent…
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…
Plant Sciences
The shape and size of a plant’s seed impact how well it is able to scatter and move over time, notably in changing environmental circumstances. As the environment changes, the survival of th…
Plant Sciences
The importance of soils for the environment and for humans is often underestimated. Soils are an integral component of nutrient and water cycles and ultimately constitute our basis of life.…
Plant Sciences
Stem cells are critical for the development of all tissue types. The stem cells located within the Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM) of plants produce all above-ground plant parts that account for…
Plant Sciences
Due to weather-related constraints, taking care of Plants in an indoor environment is a challenging task. Several factors influence the growing process of Plants, including soil humidity, hu…
Plant Sciences
Inspired by the low and declining cropland microorganism populations in agriculture today, the goal of my study was to determine if specific cropland soil adjustments could better prepare so…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
Desertification, which is increasing at an alarming rate, imposes food insecurities for nations with huge desert areas and weakens ecosystems. Many methods, like sand fences, have been devel…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
Recent Innovations in Precision Agriculture (PA) are driven by Computer Vision and Data Processing systems to quantify plant parameters. Quantitative analysis of Plant Phenotyping in PA and…