Browse 54 real Plant Sciences projects entered in 2011, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that vegetables grown in an ebb and flow hydroponics system obtain more vitamin c than those grown in a soil medium. Methods/Materials First, I bui…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My interest is to determine the paternity of the Brodiaea santarosae in comparison to other related species. In analyzing already published chloroplast sequences I saw that…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to examine how Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) affect the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (contender bush beans). Methods/Materials Sixteen conten…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if the height and girth of a coastal redwood tree would make a difference in its growth ring size. Methods/Materials Each core sample was taken, usi…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose for my experiment was to find out if there is a way to get rid of/preventing aphids on lettuce plants by using organic substances which are readily available in…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to investigate the impact of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO(2) on C3 plant germination and growth (height and mass). I hypothesize…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Objectives: The experiment was to measure the effects of Beta Carotene (a nutrient commonly found in carrots) on the growth of sunflowers infected with the Crown Gall plant…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if it is possible to flower a single branch of a plant, while leaving the rest of the plant in a vegetative (non-flowering) stat…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How do different growth media affect the development of roots in newly propagated plantlets? If the growth rate of spider plants grown in vermiculite, sterile seedless potti…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to establish a correlation between the dry weight measurements and the canopy area and volume and develop an equation to formulate biomass estimate…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out which of four soils, each with a different pH level, was best for germinating baby butterhead lettuce for my garden. My hypothesis is that the Miracl…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Does treating soil with vinegar to kill Vinca minor decrease the future growth of native plants? I predict that the seeds planted in vinegar treated soil will have little or…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to test if plants can adjust to changes in light and dark cycles and how this affects their leaf sleep movement. Methods/Materials We used the plant Oxalis and mea…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment is to conduct an experiment that will determine whether or not sugar helps plants stay fresh for a longer period of time. An answer…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the number of stomata and surface area have any correlation to the evapotranspiration(ET) rate. Methods/Materials The set-up used included 3 types of plants,…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what will help fresh cut Christmas trees stay fresh longest. Methods/Materials I did an experiment and conducted a web survey. In the exp…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My investigative question was: Does Mycorrhizal Fungi affect how much a plant grows? I started the project with hypothesis that Mycorrhizae will increase the height of the e…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My two objectives were to test whether sugar content was the best indicator of banana ripeness, and whether ethylene absorbers (EA) delayed the ripening of bananas. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine weather or not plants grew better in a loud environment, a semi-loud environment, or a quite environment. Methods/Materials The mater…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My main objective is to compare the growth rates of cherry tomato plants in soil and hydroponic media. I will also explore the effect of vitamin B1 on plant growth. I hypoth…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if soil pH has an effect on plant growth. Methods/Materials Pole Beans were planted in soils with acidic, neutral, and basic pH.…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In an era of environmental concerns, the objective of this project is to determine if there is any significant differences in the types of commercially available fertilizers…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if centripetal force has a positive or negative correlation with the growths of Lima bean plants. If a positive correlation i…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how different types of fertilizer affect plants growth. My hypothesis was that the fertilizer urea would have the greatest effect on the plants…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal for doing this project was to see if Gibberellic acid will effect the growth of pea plants and if so, by using what amount of the acid. I want to find out if higher…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Growing plants in water not only allows food to be grown in parts of the world which cannot support soil farming,it also produces a higher yield without the extensive use of…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if weed killing could be improved by adding the adjuvant, ammonium sulfate, to an organic weed-killer, D-Limonene, and to glyphosate, the most…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I hoped to prove that if a lit candle and a plant are placed in a closed container during daytime, the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels should be maintained in balance; due…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For our experiment, we tested the effects of pH on the growth of radishes. We wanted to know how the pH of the soil (acidic or basic) would affect the growth in height above…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To modify the growth of a plant to see if it can grow in zero gravity by affecting the direction at which the plant feels the gravity Methods/Materials Hamster balls, seeds,…