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.
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
At present, the demand for food is growing day by day, with the priority of speeding up the growth of agriculture to meet the population's food demand. However, farmers indiscriminately use…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives To test if jasmonic acid is a feasible solution to combatting drought and salinity stresses in two types of plants, Brassica rapa and A. thaliana. Methods Planted 50 Brassica rapa…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to determine ornamental landscape plants that uptake lead out of the soil using phytoremediation. To execute this experiment, the scientist planted 120 plan…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives My goal was to see which manure had the most nutrients in it. An additional analysis was performed on broccoli seeds for a visual comparison of which manure provided the best envi…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives Ethylene is a plant hormone gas that is released in the ripening of fruits. It tells fruit to produce certain enzymes that facilitate the ripening process. I wondered whether the…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives We think that too much of anything is not good; not specifically MSG. In our project, we aim to prove that any substance in excess will affect microtubule depolymerization by look…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The global food crisis is an issue affecting 1 billion people worldwide – it is critical that more efficient solutions to food production be developed. Both nanoparticles, molecules <100nm u…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides for higher crop yield has adversely affected the biosphere leading to environmental pollution and harm to non-target organisms. Jute (Corchorus cap…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Third Award
Heavy metal pollution is one of the main environmental factors affecting rice yield and quality, therefore, development of strategies to reduce the toxicity of heavy metals on rice growth an…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Formed millions of years ago, as islands when Florida was submerged underwater, the Florida Ridges have been undisturbed for the past millennia. The endemic plants living on the ridge have t…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet) (Diptera:Tephritidae)is a serious pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables in Kerala. The study is to find the efficacy of a newly designed suctio…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The goal of my project was to determine whether aquaponics grown plants will grow larger and more nutrient dense than soil grown plants watered with water from the aquaponic syste…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Leersia oryzoides, a wild relative of rice (Oryza sativa), may carry potential seed-borne bacterial endophytes which could be used to enhance growth of rice. It was hypothesized that seed-as…
AJAS · 2019
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Drought adversely affects society with environmental, economic, and social impacts. By improving soil water deficiency, these harmful effects can be reduced. Pectin is a soluble gelatinous p…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the effect of Extracted Pectin (XP) on various seed growth mediums. Brassica oleracea seeds were planted in Black Clay, Lactuca sativa seeds wer…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective of this study is to measure the growth rates of broccoli plants in Mars Simulant soil with and without steer manure fertilizer as compared to broccoli plants grown i…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives Constructing statistical models to predict crop yield involves difficult calculations and measurements to arrive at an accurate yield prediction. Measuring chlorophyll content usi…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives Last year I tested olive trees in San Diego North County for a pathogenic disease, Olive Quick Decline Syndrome, which infects the trees and has implications for global olive oil…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives Problem: Chemical fertilizers cause problems with water quality when they run off into water sources, which often lead to eutrophication, otherwise known as accelerated water enri…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Welsh’s Milkweed (Asclepias welshii) is a threatened species found in Southern Utah. Almost no research has been conducted on how this species reproduces itself. Genetic testing of the speci…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Hydroponic is a new type of agriculture in which plants are grown without the need for soil by using a fertilizer solution containing the nutrients that plants need. It uses an automated sys…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum, are a staple food around the world. Their unique flavor and availability make them popular. In the United States, tomato plants are commonly established in gr…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Giant African Snails and Siam Cryptozona are one of the world’s most invasive species that cause decreases in crop yields and quality fields. Saponin can be used as a biochemical control of…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective of my research was to test the efficacy of different treatments of turmeric and hydrogen peroxide on the sprouting of Moong Beans. Do turmeric and hydrogen peroxide…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives One of the most pervasive and destructive problems in the modern world is the lack of access to fresh, healthy food. Thus, the goal of our project is to find out whether time and…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives This experiment was performed in order to determine the positive and/or negative effects different concentrations of silver nanoparticles have on the growth of freshwater plants.…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Pasture soil health and productivity is decreasing worldwide, increasing the challenges of primary production for graziers. Most notably, soil microbial activity directly impacts soil fertil…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
This experiment displayed the effect of fertilizer and high amounts of regolith in an upside down plant’s soil. Regolith has high amounts of minerals such as iron oxide, aluminum oxide, calc…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Still water in floral buckets often produces bacteria and pollutants, leading to shorter life, inventory shrink, and waste of salvageable flowers. A plan was composed to aerate water in thes…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives Goal is to study the effects of increased carbon dioxide on the plant bio mass. Also, study from prior experiments what relation this may have due to increased CO2 in the environm…