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
Herbicides are chemicals for managing weeds, similar to antibiotics used in human health. The repeated use of herbicides has resulted in the evolution of herbicide resistant weed populations…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The family Cactaceae is recognized in Peru due to its great diversity of life forms, distributed along coastal desert, crossing the Andes Mountains and inter-Andean valleys to the Amazon tro…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Commercial fertilizer usage has caused drastic environmental impacts. Its use has lead to the overgrowth of bacteria, causing death to aquatic ecosystems, carcinogenic effects in humans, and…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
The objective of this experiment is to provide mechanical mechanisms by which one can augment plant pollination. This was done by creating mechanical systems that mimic specific bee behavior…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
As the world’s dependence on the depleting sources of fossil fuels increase, scientists are beginning to look into algae as viable alternative energy sources. Algae can produce the necessary…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
Second-generation biofuels, which involve the conversion of waste products such as agricultural and paper waste into ethanol-based sources, present a promising environmentally-friendly alter…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if a synthetic fertilizer (miracle-gro) will make the plants grow at a faster rate than the organic fertilizer mixes. The goal…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Drought is an environmental stress that affects the establishment, survival, and growth of plants. Researchers have discovered that karrikin, a compound found in smoke, acce…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this project was to measure interorganismic communications through growth pattern responses in Phaseolus vulgaris plants when neighboring plants were exposed to high le…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Bees represent a vital part of our agricultural system, supporting by their pollination activities approximately one-third of the food consumed by humans. Despite colony collapse disorder, a…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Though the properties of Georgian polyphenols and anthocyanins grapes have not been thoroughly studied, it has been suspected that they possess oenological potential. This project aims to st…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Observed the efficacy of polyphosphate-rich mustard algae on kale plant growth to determine its organic fertilizer potential, transforming a prevalent swimming pool pest int…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
In the past few decades, the Coffea arabica (Peruvian "coffee") has become the first agricultural export product. Despite a set of problems (climatic, tributary, or low prices), the coffee g…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
BACKGROUND Our School is really involved with the community problems especially in our town and this project has essentially a solidarity profile with it. The specific problem in our researc…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The showy lady’s slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is critically endangered in the state of New Hampshire. Our laboratory has extensive experience propagating orchids of the Cypripedium genus in…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The system of agriculture is inefficient. Agriculture follows the trend of adding artificial fertilizers to increase plant growth. This fertilizer is inadvertently destroying river ecosystem…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn if the concentration of NaCl in the water used to grow Jade Plants hydroponically would affect their growth. I believe the concentration of NaCl will affec…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Salinity is an emerging threat to sustainable agriculture. This investigation examined the impacts salinity levels have on the growth rates and biomass of potato cultivators, specifically if…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment attempts to determine if plants can thrive when supplied with water of higher salinity than fresh water. Methods/Materials Planted three sets of seeds of fiv…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test if the best irrigation water temperature for cress was related to the ambient temperature. Methods/Materials To conduct this exper…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
In previous experiments, it was determined the ratio of 15% biochar and 1.5 g/L hydrophilic polymers in soil offers the most positive effects on plant growth, health/stability, drought resis…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Longan is an important local economical produce. Pericarp browning is the major problem of longan fruit storage. Fruit coating with non-toxic substance is one way to solve this problem. This…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Bemisia tabaci is responsible for transmitting East African pandemics of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). Since the 1990s, there has bee…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The objective of this study was to investigate, at the molecular level, what makes a plant robust in photosynthesis and CO2 assimilation under heat stress. The significance of it is that eff…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are controversial. GMO plants are designed to increase yield and resilience against environmental threats. GMOs are attractive to scien…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals To test a possible solution through bioremediation to the uptake of chemicals during seed imbibition of produced water intended for agriculture. Methods/Materials Sorted/wei…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This experiment was conducted to determine which of the two solutions, Ava Niukini or a commercial product pesticide, will be more efficient in the extermination of one or more Rhipicephalus…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which type of vitamin is most effective for protecting plant cells against free radicals. Methods/Materials Radish and bean seed…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The project aimed to use halloysite clays as naturally occurring nanoparticles in the making of an affordable and efficient eco-friendly nanofertiliser.Research was conducted in many stages…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Climate change is a growing problem in the world. The biggest contributor to this conflict is excessive carbon dioxide emissions. Plants, which take in carbon dioxide to carry out photosynth…