Browse 48 real Plant Sciences projects entered in 2012, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find what manure would produce the largest,fullest plants, for one's garden. Methods/Materials I tested five commonly used manures for plant growth: dair…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Lettuce is an important commodity in the Salinas Valley, and a popular vegetable. Four principal types of lettuce are grown in the Salinas Valley; and with the popularity of…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Greening (citrus), Psyllid Yellows (tomato) and Zebra Chip (potato) are diseases caused by Candidatus Lieberibacter bacteria. Symptoms include yellow leaves, poor growth and…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment was to determine which concentration of gibberellic acid, if any, produced the best baby leaf spinach for the purpose of an agricultural…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if the Anacharis plant would grow more rapidly when placed in glass bowls occupied by goldfish. I believe that the Anacharis plant will grow faste…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Would the magnets increase the growth of the radishes at a faster pace? Methods/Materials Mathods: Soak seeds in bowl of water for 6 hours. Plant radishes in pots and plug i…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, my goal was to test the difference in plant height and width between two medias. I grew one set of plants in soil, which was my control. I planted the ot…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to find out if adding copper wire, lemon juice, or aspirin to water will help cut flowers retain their color, petals, and minimize the angle of dro…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Many different insects are used as food for reptiles, birds, and carnivorous plants. Which are the most nutritious for Sundews? To find which feeder insect is the most nutri…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether electricity in various forms can stimulate plant growth or seed germination. Methods/Materials Lettuce seedlings in pots were given eith…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Xanthomonas, the causal agent of Bacterial Spot Disease in plants, releases 30 effector proteins, including XopD, into the plant host cell during infection. This research is…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project asked, #Does the color of light (red, yellow, green, blue, violet, and white) affect plants# growth?# The author hypothesized that her seedlings would grow best…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our aim was to discover whether certain plants could predict on the onset of dawn. Some types of plants open and close their leaves to save dew in night and to maximize thei…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Objective was to determine whether pitcher plants (specifically Nepenthes Ventricosa,) a type of carnivorous plant, are capable of reacting to changes in their trap environm…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn whether the amount of sand in a soil affects the amount of chlorophyll in a plant growing in it. Methods/Materials I mixed together five different…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Matthiola plants grow taller when being watered by a sprinkler system or a drip system. Also another objective was to see which system…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to measure the effects of eggshell on plant growth. My hypothesis was that the more eggshell added to the soil, the faster the plant would grow. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Global climate change is a widespread concern; therefore, studies that reduce the emissions of CO(2) and other greenhouse gases through plant carbon sequestration are of gre…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To observe if excess light affects the Fibonacci phyllotaxis of marigolds thorough mutations. Methods/Materials Cardboard boxes, 75watt plant bulbs, Six French Marigolds, Wa…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This science fair project is to test the effects of a soil#s pH on the growth of grass. For my project, I adjusted the soil#s pH, varying from 5.0-9.0, making it acidic, neu…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to see how different levels of water salinity affect the plant Armeria maritima californica over the course of two months. Methods/Materials W…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis: box #3 with 50% compost to 50% soil ratio would grow the fastest and would be the most efficient. Methods/Materials I started my project by going to Dixielin…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if the germination rate is affected by hydrating corn seeds. Methods/Materials Using approximately 240 corn seeds divided even…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I set out to prove that no matter how many sprouts a potato, whether whole or cut, may grow from its many eyes, only one sprout will grow into a terminal sh…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To discover if plants can use wavelengths of light other than visible light to undergo photosynthesis. Methods/Materials Method: Fill eight biodegradable planting squares wi…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This two-year study calculated and examined the correlation of young and old redwood tree diameter growth to rainfall at elevations of 100 and 1,500 feet. A total of four st…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the complete starter fertilizer grows the best rye grass seedlings compared to the incomplete starter fertilizers or with…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For this project, I used a geranium plant and took cuttings from three different parts; the roots, stems, and the leaves. I regenerated these different parts and tracked the…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Soil may look like a bunch of dirt, but good quality soil is actually a complex mixture of dirt, nutrients, microorganisms, insects and worms. What type of benefit do these…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I have always been upset that so many people in the world have hardly anything to eat. If food were more common, that wouldn#t be a problem. My experiment, #Solving World Hu…