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ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project that will be tested in this research will be to see if the two half doses injections of 0.55cc of Oxytetracycline (OTC), an antibacterial agent, will reduce bark…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Coffee and tea are among the world's most popular drinks, containing large quantities of caffeine, a central nervous system stimulant. Many plants have been shown to produce caffeine by usin…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Crop damage caused by environmental stress and diseases pose a significant challenge to global food security and agricultural sustainability. Conventional chemical treatments can have harmfu…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
In a global context, there are numerous communities with geographical and/or physical limitations that face poor quality of life. This research proposes a sustainable system for fertilizers…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon that enables the emission of light in living organisms and holds great potential in biotechnology. This study evaluated the functionality of an optimi…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
In today's world, research about growing plants in space is being done against challenges in disoriented directions and slow growth rate of radicles. While plants on Earth shoot roots downwa…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Over the years, around 20% to 40% of global crop production has been lost because of pests and bioactivity. Equally important, Commercial weed barriers have caused soil to be unsuitable for…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Due to the global demand for CO2 removal mechanisms, solutions such as direct air carbon capture are being used to filter atmospheric CO2. However, these methods often contribute to environm…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Purpose: This study investigates the phytochemical composition, antioxidant potential, and antimicrobial activity of Chamaenerion latifolium, a medicinal plant known for its traditional appl…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The purpose is to investigate the effects of gravitational force on the germination and growth of plants. 1. Build the arduino clinostat and input the code. 2. Prepare the petri dishes using…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Antibiotic-resistant infections are projected to cause over 39 million global deaths between 2025 and 2050, with treatment costs exceeding $66 billion annually. Rather than replacing ineffec…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Traditional evapotranspiration (ET) based irrigation technique involves uncertainties from different sources including ET data and crop coefficients resulting in over- or under-irrigation. W…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This research studies the effects of three different water types: purified, tap, and lake water on the regrowth of store-bought lettuce stems. Its objective is to identify how water quality,…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Marine microalgae are responsible for nearly 50% of their ecosystem's oxygen production and primary productivity, making them essential in the marine environment. These organisms also play a…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
With food insecurity becoming an increasingly important global issue, understanding the impacts of climate change on agricultural yields through yield forecasting is critical to ensure susta…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This study explores the pesticidal efficacy of Mikania micrantha (bitter vine, wathupalu) leaf extracts to be used as a freely available and low cost botanical pesticide against Myzus persic…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Fertilizers applied to soilless growing substrates in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) often leach nutrients like phosphorus (P), and this leads to environmental pollution. The objec…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Cotton is a cash fiber crop impacting the economies of over 80 countries. Salinity, an abiotic stress, is a major issue affecting cotton yield and fiber production. Improving salt tolerance…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The limited variety of weed suppression treatments has contributed to herbicide resistance in several invasive species, threatening crop yields and global food security. Allelopathy—the natu…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine which common liquid will kill duckweed the fastest. To test this I dropped two drops of each liquid into each flask containing duckweed for four…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Aquaponics is a form of agriculture that involves plant and marine life. In an aquaponics system, the fish provide essential nutrients to the plants and in return the plants clean the water…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Ayurvedic medicine is a natural way to support the immune system and relieve allergy symptoms. This study explores Ayurvedic remedies, particularly turmeric, in modulating immune response an…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
A local problem in Florida is the immense expense of fertilizing golf courses, reaching over $100,000 annually. A global problem involves the disposal of biosolids from wastewater treatment…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
As of 2024, micronutrient deficiency cases are increasing throughout the world. To counter this, my experiment aimed to improve micronutrient availability in barley low-phytic acid (lpa) mut…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Huanglongbing (HLB) or the Citrus Greening Disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide. Currently, no pesticide is registered to cure this di…