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ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Access to soil analysis is limited in developing countries due to lack of equipment, expertise, and infrastructure. On-the-go soil sensors have emerged as a cost-effective solution to soil t…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Our world is headed toward a severe climate crisis: predicted to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next two decades. Carbon dioxide represents 80% of polluting greenhouse gas emissions (412…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Advancing manned space exploration and habitation may require rethinking the fundamental expectations of plant growth. Plants orient themselves through gravitropism and phototropism; or usin…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The experiment conducted serves as a novel procedure in which lead extraction is possible in drinking water through the usage of bioremediation, which is cheap and affordable to socioeconomi…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
In this quantitative research, the possible relationship between arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and heavy metal absorption of four different plant genera was examined. The null hypothesis for th…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
In the next 25-30 years, the human population is expected to grow by over 2 billion people. To combat the increase in food consumption that accompanies this population growth, food productio…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Microplastics (MPs) are a pervasive environmental contaminant that pose a threat to both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Specifically, agricultural soils are widely exposed to MPs that ca…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Our project was observing seedling growth in micro gravity. By using a motor we could show 3 batches that each contained 9 samples of seedlings. Then reported on their growth as they develop…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Third Award
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are extensively used in many applications. They spread into nature, contaminating soil and water and raising concerns about plant/human health. However, the…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Gibberellic acid is a growth hormone found naturally in plants. This experiment’s primary goal was to find the most effective gibberellin concentration to use on green beans to promote growt…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Gravitropism is a natural phenomenon occurring within plants that allows for the direction of roots and stems to be oriented to the strongest gravitational field for optimized growth and ger…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Show caves with artificial lighting can be colonized by algae that would not normally be native to the environment. Onondaga Cave algae has no exposure to natural light and minimal exposure…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Currently available chemical insecticides are causing soil contamination. Exploring the potential of utilizing crop starches combined with capsaicinoids and glucosinolates extracted from Cap…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Crown gall causes great financial loss in plant nurseries, as up to 80% of plants have been lost. Crown gall is a disease that consists of tumor-like galls found in roots and trunks with a p…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Purpose: Over the last century, the global population has quadrupled. To combat future food demand, farmers worldwide will need to increase crop production, either by increasing the amount o…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Purpose: To optimize the effectiveness of fertilizers. Maximizing the productivity of the fertilizer leads to preventing overfertilization. Overfertilization negatively affects the environme…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to test different hydrogels made by the researcher and compare how much moisture they held in soil. The researcher wanted to find an alternative to polyacrylate…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Cabbage is a vegetable commonly eaten by insects, but lettuce is not. The difference between these two vegetables is whether or not they contain latex. Figs, mulberries, and sun spurge—like…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The Indian River Lagoon consumes forty-percent of Florida’s east coast, and is the most biodiverse estuary in North America. Recently the lagoon has gone through devastation, due to the abun…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Reducing apple tree crop load through thinning is a critical step in the cultivation of a healthy apple crop. Thinning ensures that an apple tree will bear fruit yearly, instead of in a cycl…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Distinct features of transcription factors play a primary role in plant growth and development. Understanding the root development of plants can further develop a more robust, improved versi…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Indoor farming is a growing sector. Yet, there remains no economically viable tool that can signal vegetation stress to growers before it becomes visible to the naked eye. If early warnings…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Minerals are a key source of nutrients for your bodily functions. Chelates are a new and upcoming concept of minerals in the health and medical field. Chelated minerals are minerals that hav…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Third Award
Under current global circumstances of climate change, developing heat-tolerant crops has become of critical importance. S. lycopersicum, the most commonly cultivated tomato variety, is a val…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
This study was conducted to test the efficacy of indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) sourced in Maharashtra, India, when applied to the mid-Atlantic/north-eastern region(s)of the United Sta…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Agricultural and horticultural crops evolve through competing against herbaceous plants, aka. weeds, with the help of herbicide. Finding an environment-friendly alternative has been a challe…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Diabetes is an epidemic in the United States. Mississippi is ranked third highest in diabetes. Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is a popular plant used for treating diabetes- related condi…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Sulforaphane, a component of the cabbage family, fights inflammatory and infectious processes, shrinks the manifestation of lncRNAs in cancer cells and reduces their ability to form colonies…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The soil is the most important resource in agriculture. However, every day it is found in poor conditions, or even available. The population growth and change in consumption patterns force u…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The Environmental Protection Agency reports nearly half a million contaminated sites throughout the U.S. Rhizoremediation is a promising solution to this global public health concern, as cur…