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ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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.…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
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…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Eggplant is an important vegetable crop, which is rich in varieties with high nutritional and medicinal values. However, the reduction of output often occurred in the eggplant production bec…
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…