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ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This project designed a cost efficient system to measure the CO2 assimilation and calculate photosynthetic rate of different outdoor plants. The air pump, flow meter, leaf chamber, reference…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Citrus greening, or Huanglongbing (HLB), is the most devastating citrus disease, affecting all major producers. Florida was the nation’s largest citrus industry before HLB caused a 75% decli…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The agricultural industry is striving to increase the world's food supply systems to meet future needs, and hydroponics can be a crucial tool in this endeavor. This study aimed to enhance th…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
My science fair project is to see how pea plants would grow to different liquids on the pH scale. In this world there are many countries with the lack of clean water or just having the abili…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This study examines the ability and effectiveness of drone-hyperspectral imaging in identifying variations in crop health for the purpose of optimizing farm productivity and yield. The resea…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an invasive weed that significantly suppresses immune systems and outcompetes monocrops in Mississippi due to its pollen distribution. The primary objective of thi…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) is highly drought-sensitive. Camellia sinensis (green tea) contains polyphenols that may mitigate drought stress. Using 40 P. vulgaris seedlings grown from s…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This study aimed to determine which light color is most effective for growing a plant entirely indoors and for preparing a plant to be transplanted outdoors. Optimizing indoor plant growth s…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
With the renewed goal of manned Lunar explorations and future Mars exploration, continuous fresh food production during long duration deep space missions can be critical. Production of fresh…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The hydrogel has gained attention as a delivery mechanism to reduce nutrient runoff and improve delivery of fertilizers. Hydrogels are crosslinked polymers that expand to hold liquid when su…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This project explores a cost-effective method to improve nutrient uptake in wheat using mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi form a symbiotic relationship with plant roots, aiding nutrient absorpt…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Assessing the salt tolerance of different Colocasia esculenta (taro) varieties and cultivars is crucial due to increasing saltwater intrusion in low-lying plantations in American Samoa, wher…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
With missions to the Moon planned for the near future, a significant amount of lunar research is being conducted, including finding a reliable food source (plants) to allow for permanent lun…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
As humanity ventures into extraterrestrial agriculture and advances controlled-environment farming, understanding how plants integrate directional growth cues under altered abiotic condition…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton) is a significant non-staple crop. Its economic significance is determined by main characteristics of its fiber including fiber tenacity, length, strength and colo…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Despite the recent, and to some extent controversial, advent of plant classification by molecular methods, such as DNA barcoding, morphological characteristics (relating to a plant’s physica…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Hydroponic systems are an efficient method of plant cultivation that is gaining popularity due to its high yields and resource efficiency. However, current hydroponic substrates like mineral…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Lunar colonization will require sustainable agriculture using in-situ resources and minimal fostering materials from Earth. This study aimed to grow Raphanus sativus (radish) in a Lunar Sout…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
In this study, a salt-tolerant bacterium, Oceanobacillus aidingensis, referred as Oc2, was isolated from wetlands in Taiwan. In the absence of plant, Oc2 does not reduce soil salinity; howev…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The objective of this experiment was to determine the impact continuous fertilization would have on the protein content and growth of soybean plants compared to initial fertilization only. T…
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…