Plant Sciences
With the advancement of the world, pollution has caused detrimental harm to the Earth such as global warming, and some smaller issues, such as acid rain. Acid rain generally measures at a pH…
Plant Sciences (inferred)
This project was conducted to determine the effect of an Odocoileus virginianus carcass on an ecosystem. It was predicted that the carcass would increase the animal presence, compared to an…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project's objective is to determine if almond byproducts can be used as an effective soil amendment. I studied the growth of tall fescue grass seed to determine if the ad…
Plant Sciences
After the discovery of the electromagnetic field, people began to use these fields widely in everyday life. Today, it is impossible for people to reject radiological studies concerning mobil…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test the effect of heat on bean plant growth, in relation to climate change. Methods/Materials 60 bean plant seeds in pots, 3 small gr…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if the germination of seeds could be affected by music differently than noise or silence. Methods/Materials Cucumber and radish seeds…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Pathogenicity by the plant pathogenic Streptomyces scabies, the causative agent of common scab disease on various economically important root and tuber crops, is triggered b…
Plant Sciences
The effect of native Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) and non-native African sumac (Rhus lancea) on biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert Cassidy Chamillard Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
Current tissue culture techniques use labor intensive propagation of seedlings which require lab-grade equipment and sterile environments. North American farmers are estimated to lose millio…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test if Glycine max can withstand a flood for a longer duration with the addition of Oscillatoria. If Oscillatoria is added to submerged Glycine max, then t…
Plant Sciences
The question for this experiment was to see how different pH levels affect plant growth. This was done by testing three different pH levels, which were pH 4, 6, and 9. We decided to do our e…
Plant Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Current research on plant-derived smoke shows that it functions similar to plant growth hormones. The objective was to test the response of traditional Yemeni watermelon to…
Plant Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals To test possible effects of application of abscisic acid on unstressed and water stressed Brassica rapa, and see if ABA's role in stomata and water usage in a plant would he…
Plant Sciences
Sustainable agriculture is more than a catchy phrase; it is the natural law approach to feeding mankind in the future without stripping the earth of its natural resources. The purpose of thi…
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this research was to study the effects of phytohormones, specifically the auxin 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid and the cytokinin 6-Benzylaminopurine, on their ability to inhibit the…
Plant Biology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which amendment to soil, chicken manure or Miracle-Gro fertilizer, would help a snow pea plant develop quickest. Methods/Material…
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Abiotic stresses such as drought, salt, and high temperatures cause significant losses in agricultural productivity worldwide. Global climate change will lead to an increased frequency of ex…
Plant Sciences
Purpose: Coronatine (COR) is a phytotoxin produced by Pseudomonas syringae. This research tests the effects of COR at low concentrations have on drought stress in varieties of maize to creat…
Plant Sciences
Due to the depletion of the ozone layer, many plants are exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation. Glycine max (soybean) plants in particular have prominent industries around the world.…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Test the silver nanoparticles found in silver nitrate to see if their antibacterial properties will have good and/or bad effects on radishes. Methods/Materials Silver nitrat…
Plant Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what effect the inoculation of endomycorrhizae fungi on tomato seedlings at the time of planting vs. tomato seedlings grown in cow manure has on…
Plant Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals Incubator farming is an effective way to consistently grow plants year round in a controlled environment. However, the cost of lighting in an incubator is a big factor in th…
Plant Sciences
Nowadays, Puerto Rico and other countries have experienced outbreaks of various diseases due to the Aedes aegypti mosquito. There has been a significant increase of this organism population,…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
Plant diseases are a major threat to the environment and global economy. In India alone, 35% of crop production is lost to field pathogens and pests causing losses to farmers. Indiscriminate…
Plant Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to understand how native coastal sage scrub species' individual physiological traits impact their health and growth in various environments. Met…
Plant Sciences
Bryophytes play an important role in the composition and functioning of the vegetation cover of the taiga and tundra zones in the North-East of Russia, including mountain areas where they ar…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether simulated drift of Dicamba herbicide would affect soybean yield in tonnes per hectare (T/Ha). The herbicide Dicamba is traditionally u…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
The forest ecosystem contains a mycorrhizal fungi network that interweaves different organisms and facilitates nutrient and chemical transfers. The orchid G. spectabilis is an agent in this…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Used coffee grinds (UCG) are increasingly becoming a huge waste problem. To mitigate this problem my experiment is about reusing UCG as soil to grow plants. Research shows U…
Plant Sciences
The overall purpose of this project was to study the impact of melatonin on plant physiology. Specifically, I wanted to test the effect it had on the light dependent reactions in photosynthe…