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 · 2020
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to find a cost-effective solution that reduces detrimental health problems by inhibiting indoor mold growth utilizing Hedera helix plants, known to contain me…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Stomata account for 95% of the terrestrial movement of water vapor and CO2 and are, therefore, essential aspects to the survival of plants and all organisms that depend on them. The climate…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Free radicals, or atoms with unpaired electrons, pose biological threats to all organisms. Oxidative stress, a result of an overabundance of free radicals, can lead to consequences such as D…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
The overdependence of pesticides poses a major risk to the environment, one recent example being the use of cypermethrin to combat Spodoptera frugiperda in the Philippines. In this mesocosm…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
With the rise of wireless technology in the 21st century, the presence of unseen electromagnetic radiation (EMR) across the globe has proliferated. While much has been done to develop these…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
This experiment examines the genetic diversity of showy lady’s slippers (Cypripedium reginae) growing in the wild in a fen in Strafford, Vermont. Cyp. reginae is a critically endangered lady…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
It has been thought that intracellular symbiosis evolved chloroplast and mitochondria, and understanding the mechanism is one of the major issues in biological science. Paramecium bursaria i…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Researchers conducting experiments on Populus trichocarpa discovered the presence of endophytic nitrogen fixing bacteria through the indicator nif h gene. This bacteria allows the plant to h…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
The failure to promote secondary succession in Guam's southern badlands creates an environmental hazard because continued erosion of the soil destroys our precious coral reefs. The overpopul…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine the rate of pollen tubes fertilizing ovules in non-corresponding locules in a process termed reallocation. Determining the rate of reallocation w…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Underuse or Overuse of fertilizers is a common problem in agriculture and the inappropriate use can have several implications on agro-ecosystem and soil health. It is imperative to find out…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Neonicotinoids are a family of insecticides that have gained worldwide popularity. By 2009, the global Neonicotinoid market was worth $2.63 billion. Recently, their usage has come under ques…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Iron is extremely important when it comes to how our bodies function. Although it is considered a trace mineral, a lack of iron can lead to severe cases of anemia, which is the most common b…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
As Earth’s climate continues to rapidly change, many staple crop plants, especially rice, are becoming extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels and pressure on freshwater reserves. With ara…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Citrus greening disease (HLB), first identified in 2005 in Miami-Dade, is caused by a fastidious, phloem-specific bacteria known as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), occurring in mos…