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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…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Electro-horticulture, an intriguing and sustainable agricultural practice, can harness the power of electricity to stimulate plant growth. This research investigated the impact of electrical…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Nematodes are non-segmented worms that live throughout the soil. While some nematodes can be harmful and lead to plant disease, many can be extremely beneficial. Nematodes are vital to the m…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences First Award
Huanglongbing (HLB), or the Citrus Greening (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus), is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide and persists in threatening the sustainability of the Citrus…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
With the reality of space colonization approaching, questions related to living on extraterrestrial planets remain unanswered. Among these is “How will we grow food on extraterrestrial colon…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The electromagnetic field is the medium of electromagnetic action that possesses energy and momentum and is present in all organisms. Although its mechanisms of interaction with biological s…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Farmers resort to using chemicals and conventional techniques globally to expedite crop growth to satisfy large populations. Currently, available chemical fertilizers are endangering farmers…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Second Award
A child dies from hunger every 10 seconds due to the rising global crisis in food accessibility, security, and sustainability. Therefore, the need for a sustainable food source is becoming m…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The unique carbon fixation and CAM photosynthesis process of Tucson, Arizona’s Opuntia engelmannii (Texas prickly pear) offers reduction to the ever-rising carbon dioxide atmospheric levels;…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Third Award
According to the US Department of Agriculture, drought decreases the crop yield of rice, the most common source of nutrition worldwide, by nearly 18%. Coupled with arsenic contamination in t…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The project has created a botanical anti-feedant against the feeding behaviour of whiteflies while also preventing vectoral transmission of various plant diseases caused by these insects. Wh…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The improper use of synthetic inputs in agriculture may impact the environment and human health. This research developed a biotechnological polymer seed coating rich in bioactive compounds t…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Huanglongbing (HLB), more commonly known as citrus greening, is a devastating disease caused by bacteria that colonize tree phloem, restrict nutrient flow, and cause symptoms such as fruit d…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
This study compares the impact of applying Indigenous Microorganisms (IMOs) cultivated through Natural Farming practices (IMO2-5) and the legume Coastal Jack-bean (Canavalia rosea) with synt…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food, providing 20% of the caloric needs for half of the global population. Rice production is adversely affected by abiotic stresses such as drought, sali…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The purpose was to determine the effectiveness of using Glycine max (soybean) to remove microplastics from soil. Due to the increase of microplastics in the environment, discovering methods…