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ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The promotion of local fruit production to enhance community economic development and also to solve food security problem is of prime concern. Cluster fig (Ficus racemosa), a polycarpic plan…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Sustainable agriculture is growing more and more important. Land use is limited and researchers must find ways to grow more crops with less space. Crop leaf angle can have a large effect on…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Second Award
Brassica juncea, an allotetraploid species, is an important germplasm resource for canola improvement, due to its many beneficial agronomic traits, such as heat and drought tolerance. Moreov…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine how Lemna minor could supplant commercial fertilizers and result in lower nitrate and phosphate levels in runoff. A null hypothesis states that…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
To combat pathogens, plants have evolved a battery of defense mechanisms that first require recognition of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs). These macromolecules are conserved e…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
My thesis examines the occurrence of certain mathematical phenomena in the phyllotaxis and seed formations of certain plants. I begin by presenting the mathematical background behind the Fib…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Under heat stress and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, tomato plants have been shown to perform leaf hyponasty, or upwards leaf curling. This causes reduced leaf area and biomass and de…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
More than 72 billion pounds of food goes to waste globally while 50 million people struggled with hunger in 2020. To combat this, packinghouses coat produce with a fruit wax that must be hea…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Microgreens have the potential to play a significant role in the intake of vegetables by children, by members of communities with restricted access to fresh vegetables, and are even being co…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Marasmiellus mesosporus Singer hosted by herbs thrive on the beaches throughout Japan. Considering their survival strategies, I observed them in 105 places from childhood. I noticed that man…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Mealybugs are a detriment to greenhouse, commercial farms, and residential gardens. Observing informally for a year the mealybugs behavior towards Solanum melongena, Abelmoschus esculentus,…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the public’s perception of GMOs as well as the accuracy of their labeling. Through lab experiments involving DNA extraction, PCR, and elect…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Lichens are little researched organisms with much potential as some studies show that they have antibacterial activity. They only grow in select places with unpolluted air and water, thus it…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The future of food production involves physiological growing adaptions to nutrients that will increase the nutritional value of crops. This study tests the ability of lettuce biofortificatio…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
I studied and tested the speed of photosynthesis relative to a plant’s surface area. What was found was that plants with a higher surface area can undergo photosynthesis faster than plants w…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The presence of copper in water is easily overlooked and not addressed. If this rate of negligence is continued, it can have devastating consequences on the environment. Many methods to remo…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to discover if added polyamines affected the growth rates and root-to-shoot ratios of droughted and nondroughted soybean plants. Soybean plants were given ex…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are on the rise due primarily to the burning of fossil fuels. A previous study by Karowe & Grubb (2011) found, when grown under elevated CO2, Brassica…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The process investigated in this project is the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and its effect on plant growth. Plant growth was taken by measuring height, biomass, amount of flower…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Invasive plants such as Nandina domestica are a danger to native ecosystems. Controlled burns in Hot Springs National Park have restored some invaded areas to their original state, which is…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Acidic soil severely inhibits legume nodulation and devastates crop yields worldwide. Among the many phytohormones that regulate nodulation, indole-3-acetic acid is known to improve the nodu…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The preservation of plants deteriorating over climate change is critical for organisms that depend on them for sustenance. Within the plants, the stomata — pores specialized by parenchymatic…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
In this experiment my goal was to see how the development of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds would be affected by disinfecting them prior to germination with vinegar, lemon juice, aloe vera juice,…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of boron toxicity on the root growth of Schrenkiella parvula and Arabidopsis thaliana. According to previously published work, an e…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Microbially-unsafe water is a major concern particularly in developing countries. After three years of testing natural water purification systems for these underprivileged areas, the objecti…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Aspergillus niger is a common fungus that causes black mold on food crops. Existing fungicides pose environmental risks, face increasing resistance mechanisms, and are difficult to practical…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to test the effects of Sulforaphane on tumor growth in Glycine max. If Sulforaphane suppresses tumor growth in the plant, then Sulforaphane is a potential t…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Sugarcane is an important economic crop of Thailand. Past research showed that sugar is collected in the sugarcane stem. So far there has been no report on a relationship between the sweetne…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Light is an essential factor for plants – it provides plants with energy and reliable information about current conditions of their habitat. Under fluctuating light environments, plants dyna…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Second Award
Coastal ecosystems are being threatened by increased anthropogenic activity and large-scale changes in ocean systems due to climate change. Tropicalization, the increase in the ratio of trop…