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 · 2017
Plant Sciences
The aim of the project was to determine if the roots, seeds and pollen of cycads contain the neurotoxin ß-methyl-amino-L-alanine (BMAA). The analysis for the presence of the toxin was done o…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Plant diseases are controlled mostly by chemical compounds toxic to plant invaders, causing health hazards to consumers. This strongly necessitates the search for harmless means of disease c…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the effect of the biopesticides based on a plant extract, beneficial bacteria, and entomopathogenic fungi, on cotton plants infected with the fungal plant pathogen,…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if sweet pepper plants (capsicum annuum) would grow taller when they were be watered with Vitamin C solution, Vitamin D3 solution, or water. Methods…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Food security and agriculturally unfavorable climates are prevalent sustainability concerns. Irrigation, a vital agricultural process, results in salinization of arable land. Saline soil dim…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals With concerns about food safety and the exact contents of each bite of produce, it is important to see how plants absorb nutrients. This study examined macromolecule absorpt…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The water mold Phytophthora cinnamomi has been wreaking havoc on California avocado crops for decades. It infects the roots of avocado trees, resulting in an eventual death.…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Warming temperatures threaten alpine plant populations. Symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE) may help ameliorate abiotic climate…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
As fossil fuel depletion continues at an exponential rate, algae biofuels appear to be the most promising alternative. The microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris, is capable of storing 30% of its dr…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a ratio that describes the height of a redwood tree compared to its base circumference. Methods/Materials I used the equation of ta…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Biological contamination is the second largest cause of biodiversity loss on Earth. The genus Pinus is the most problematic invasive specie on the globe. Brazil has 1.59 million hectares of…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Traditionally, tissue cultured plantlets use sugar provided in the medium for energy because the jars in which they are housed are sealed. My objective was to test if sectio…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This investigation tried to determine if the organic infusion of the plants Azadirachta índica, Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Moringa oleífera and Mentha spicata, is effective to eradicate the…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I chose to investigate hydroponics because I was thinking of the future of environmental issues. The goal of this project was to test three methods of hydroponics and find t…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out which plants grow best in aquaponic systems so we can take advantage of these water saving systems and replace regular, drought c…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn if soils in different types of fruit orchards and vineyards would have different fertility levels. Methods/Materials I developed a Wick Hydroponic System i…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study was to investigate which environmentally safe laundry detergent would be less detrimental towards plants in the effort to conserve household water…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease is one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV), the White Fly insect vector Bemisia tabaci and its host the Ech…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
A corn field is found in every state in America. Increasing their corn yield is an ongoing economic challenge for farmers. Farmers are hesitant to purchase seed for their farms located east…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
1.5 million children die every year due to micronutrient deficiencies (CDC, 2015). The purpose of this research is to alter an existing technique to create a simple, cost-effective, and long…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals About 3-5% of the world's population, including my dad, have an allergy to Chromium and Nickel. Since many foods contain Chromium and Nickel, people with metal allergies hav…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the effect of cryogenic treatment on sunflower, cat grass, and pea seeds for efficacy of matter preservation. Methods/Materials Dry…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see how freezing seeds using liquid nitrogen (-320 °F) affects seed germination rate, seed dormancy, and viability. This experiment will tr…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Environmental stress factors are increasingly experienced in agricultural systems worldwide, leading to dramatic losses of yield for many farmers. In rice, these suboptimal growth conditions…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The prevalence of environmental stress factors, such as flooding and drought, have resulted in significant loss of yield for rice farmers.This study serves to create tools t…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how dietary protein would affect grass morbidity in response to dog urine. Methods/Materials A children#s swimming pool was planted with soil…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The purpose of the project I conducted was to test the short-term effect of changing water pH on pea plant growth. Changing the pH of water was supposed to simulate how polluted water effect…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Farmers around the world use glyphosate based herbicides (GBH) in order to improve their crop yields. Since 1974, over 1.6 billion kilograms of glyphosate have been used in the USA. Glyphosa…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if exposure to red and blue light, absorbed specifically by chlorophyll a and b, improves growth and chlorophyll content in corn…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Cypripedium reginae, commonly known as the showy lady’s slipper, is a terrestrial orchid that is critically endangered in northern New England. In an effort to help prevent this plant’s exti…