CSEF · 2008
Albino Plants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine what effect aminotriazole (ATA), an herbicide, has on Oxalis. I also determined its effect on Elodea, a water plant. My hypothesis…
Plant Sciences science fair projects from 2008
Browse 59 real Plant Sciences projects entered in 2008, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2008
A Prototype for a Lunar Plant Growth Chamber
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Space travel is a major concern for the 21st Century. Astronauts will need to provide much of their own food for lunar habitats and deep-space travel. The engineering goal w…
CSEF · 2008
Cactus Carbs
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The question for this project was 'What are the effects of an area in which a cactus grows on the amount of carbohydrates in the cactus?'. I hypothesized that more carbohydr…
CSEF · 2008
Can We Make a Bigger Salad?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The Effect of Gibberellic Acid on the Growth of Lettuce Plants Objective: The objective of this experiment is to see if lettuce sprouts will grow taller when gibberellic aci…
CSEF · 2008
Comparison of Phenological Development of Rhus integrifolia During a Dry and Wet Year in a Coastal Sage Community
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare growth characteristics of the coastal sage scrub during consecutive dry and wet years. Methods/Materials Six plants from the Portuguese Bend natu…
CSEF · 2008
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Plants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to prove that Crassulacean acid metabolism plants give off more humidity at night then at day. Methods/Materials Materials: Ten Jade plants, Four plastic boxes, X…
CSEF · 2008
Cut or Not to Cut? A Study of Agricultural Efficiency of Bulb Plants
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To design a new growing technique to speed up the growth of bulb plants around the world and help solve the world hunger problem by growing vegetables at a faster rate. Meth…
CSEF · 2008
Deciphering the Genotypes of Zea Mays: An Analysis of the Chi-Square Test and Genetic Make-Up
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals "Deciphering Zea mays" tests the viability of the Chi-Square Test in determining the genotypes and respective alleles of organisms whose phenotypes are known but genotypes a…
CSEF · 2008
Do Carbon Dioxide Levels Affect the Germination and Growth of Plants?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I am interested as to whether increased carbon dioxide levels (due to natural or man made causes) will affect germination and growth of plants. Because plants naturally use…
CSEF · 2008
Does Size and Mass Matter?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out if size and mass affect the growth of a bean's plant. Methods/Materials Various sized lima beans were placed into different categories defined…
CSEF · 2008
Do Monocots or Dicots Survive Better in High Methane Environments?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe monocots and dicots in high methane environments to see which survived the best. Methods/Materials I placed 3 monocots and 3 dicot…
CSEF · 2008
Effectiveness of Contaminants of Wood Ash as a Fertilizer on the Germination and Growth Rate of a Radish Seed
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Have you ever planted a garden and wanted to produce fruits and vegetables at a faster rate? Many farmers spend countless dollars on fertilizers, hoping to accomplish this.…
CSEF · 2008
Effect of Environmental Conditions on Plant Transpiration
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to assess the effect of environmental factors on the rate of transpiration in a tropical plant Methods/Materials I used a potometer to observe…
CSEF · 2008
Effect of Organic Fertilizer and Traditional Farming Soil on Corn Plants
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the effect of organic fertilizer (in amounts of 0%, 50%, and 100%) and natural farming soils (clay soil and sandy loam) on c…
CSEF · 2008
Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Plant Production
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project, I wanted to determine if Ultra-Violet (UV) light is harmful to plants. Specifically, I wanted to test whether reducing the amount of UV light th…
CSEF · 2008
Electricity + Plants = Growth?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I had many goals to acheive through this project. One of my goals was to find the effect of electricity on plants. Another was to prove my hypothesis. My final goal was to s…
CSEF · 2008
Fertilizer and Sweet Pea Growth
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find out what fertilizer made sweet peas grow the most. I believed that the two conditions treated with worm compost tea and regular wa…
CSEF · 2008
Fuel Moisture, Top to Bottom: The Effect of Position within a Plant on Fuel Moisture
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the investigation was to see if relative positioning within a Manazanita plant has an effect on the fuel moisture content. The hypothesis was that the fuel…
CSEF · 2008
Got Growth?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how an increased level of carbon dioxide in the air effects the growth and development of agricultural crops. My belief was that an increased l…
CSEF · 2008
Got Water? Testing for Hydrotropism in Certain Garden Plants
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if hydrotropism of roots differs depending on whether plants have a fibrous or taproot system and how much water the pant uses. I predicted tha…
CSEF · 2008
Growing Lettuce without Soil?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Which method of hydroponics best supports plant growth? Methods/Materials Styrofoam cooler, x-acto knife, 4 Tupperware, perlite,1 aerating tube, plastic tubing, aquarium pum…
CSEF · 2008
Helping Pinus ponderosa Fight Dendroctonus brevicomis and Dendroctonus ponderosae: Year II
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on discovering natural ways to best preserve Pinus ponderosa from attacks by Dendroctonus brevicomis and Dendroctonus ponderosae, the bark beetles affec…
CSEF · 2008
How Plants Respond to Ultraviolet Light
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Plants rely on photosensory receptors to mediate light regulation of growth and development. The photoreceptors and the signaling proteins responsible for plant perception o…
CSEF · 2008
Investigating the Growth of Duckweed using Nutrient Enriched Water
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine the different amount of nutrients in soil comparing potting soil and natural soil as determined by duckweed. The reason I h…
CSEF · 2008
Jack and the Fertilized Beanstalk
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In the fairytale, Jack#s angry mother just threw the bean seeds out the window and the beanstalk grew all the way to the clouds with no fertilizer at all! # Realistically, d…
CSEF · 2008
Legumes with Nitrogen and CO(2): A Murder Mystery
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to figure out whether plant growth is more dependent on nitrogen or CO2 and whether plants grow stronger and faster when both of these variables…
CSEF · 2008
Marvelous Mycorrhizal Fungi
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if adding mycorrhizal fungi to the irrigation water as wheat seed is planted would stimulate root growth, enabling a young whe…
CSEF · 2008
Micropropagation of Explants from Mature Tissue of Quercus lobata
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study was undertaken to evaluate the optimum protocol for micropropagation using 1-year-old and 2-year-old plant tissue for the regeneration of valley oak in vitro. Met…
CSEF · 2008
Moving to the Frequency!
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my project, I decided to find out if different pitches of sound affect the way a plant grows. My hypothesis was that the different pitches of sound would affect the way…
CSEF · 2008
One of These Is Not Like the Others: Discovering the Impact of Non-Native Grasses on the High Desert Ecosystem
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if plants native to the High Desert will consume less water than non-native plants. Methods/Materials In the experiment two type…