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 · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment is to test how the different amounts of Rhizobium bacteria will affect the growth of a pea plant starting from seed. Methods/Materials There…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether corn (Zea mays), kale (Brassica oleracea L.) and broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italic) could be used as hyperacc…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals We observde the effects of different color lighting, specifically blue light, on the protein levels in vegetables. After extracting proteins from the dried, ground leaf samp…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that different types of plants have different evapotranspiration rates, which affect the amount of water they use. I predict that cactuses would ev…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Purpose was to find chemicals from the PMRA/PMRP libraries that would cause resistance in the Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in a salt stressed media. The PMRA 1 library wou…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Many Oak trees in Santa Cruz Country are infected by Phytophthora ramorum, a type of Stramenopile that is similar to a fungus. Our objective is to determine if any abiotic f…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine if chia seeds have a measureable advantage over similar seeds in terms of water absorption. The chia seed is believed to absorb ove…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To test which flavonoid is most effective at inhibiting the Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Quercetin, Fisetin, or Rutin. Methods/Materials Materials: #Nicotiana Glutinosa tobacco pla…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Plants are all around us and are essential to our survival, providing us with oxygen, food, medicine, and so much more. Despite years of research, there is still so much tha…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To find the optimal temperature range for endomycorrhizal radish root colonization and the effect of endomycorrhizae and temperature on production of radish biomass. Methods…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to discover what effect the occasional presence of electromagnetic fields of varying strengths have on aspects of height, width, and pigment of a garden bean…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to examine the effects of water priming on the salt tolerance of barley seeds. My hypothesis was that water priming would increase salt tolerance in both ge…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether potted Solanum lycopersicum plants' container size can affect the ascorbic acid production by its fruits. Methods/Materials Six Solanum…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the plant growth regulator ethephon, its decomposition products, and pH in increasing cracking in flame seedless…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Eucalyptus trees are controversial because they are non-native large trees that reproduce well in the central coast. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia but were widely…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to observe the effects hypergravity has on the germination, growth, and development of Brassica rapa. My hypothesis was that hypergravity…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to compare the effects of the hormone IAA and the fertilizer urea, on bean plant germination. Methods/Materials Three rows of six petri di…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals As the demand on a limited water supply increases, the use of recycled water in gardening has become popular as it is both an environmental and economic option. Nevertheless…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Will a wounded avocado produce more ethylene gas than an avocado simply left alone? Methods/Materials 4 Kitagawa tubes 1 Kitagawa aspiration pump 4 unripe bright green Haas…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine the effect of rice solutions on a seed#s germination phase. Methods/Materials -Weight out 5.0 grams of rice grains and blend. -Place powdered rice in a plastic cup…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In our project we researched, tested and identified the anomaly that we discovered on a sequoia semperviren. This anomaly was a branch of the tree that was still growing in…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine which vitamin (A, C, or E) has the strongest antioxidant activity. Methods/Materials Solutions of each vitamin (A, C, E) were mix…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine what effects differing amounts of ash mixed with soil would have on the germination and growth or radishes, green beans, and pea…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Within this project, I wanted learn how Smart Water, Refreshe, and tap water affect plant growth. Methods/Materials 1. Soil- I filled each planter to the brim. 2. 27 radish…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine what effect different fertilizers have on the vitamin C content of steamed vegetables. The reason I am doing this investiga…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Through this experiment, it is my mission to determine whether or not I will be able to successfully create a suburban home garden without the use of harsh pesticides and fe…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to decide which of the protective materials is more effective at preventing the over-ripening of tomatoes. Methods/Materials 27 tomatoes were divided into 3…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Organic Green Beans or Genetically Modified Green Beans are the most economical for California Farmers Methods/Materials 100 Blue Lake…