Browse 58 real Plant Sciences projects entered in 2013, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In a world where population sizes are increasing exponentially, and farmland is decreasing, there is a need for more efficient and space saving farming methods. If plants ar…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This is a two year research project that is focused on the antibacterial properties in plants.This time, we are trying to identify the specific compound Oxalis pes-caprae pr…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to compare and contrast growing vegetables using aquaponics, pH-controlled aquaponics, hydroponics and soil farming to determine the best gro…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see which method of gardening was better: aquaponics or soil gardening. Aquaponics is the combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, which means growing plan…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals A safe, sustainable, and environment-friendly soil additive is a demand of the time. Biochar is one such soil amendment which is a finely grained charcoal made by pyrolysis,…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: Mesquite (Prosopis glandulsa) pods are more efficient bio-fuel stock than corn (Zea maize). When processed similarly mesquite will: 1) Produce more sugar dissolv…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if the undergrowth species in a redwood forest can act as an indicator of the growth potential of overstory redwood trees. My hypothesis was t…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Citrus Greening citrus, Tomato Psyllid Yellows and Potato Zebra Chip are all severe diseases caused by Candidatus Lieberibacter bacteria. Vectored by psyllids and noncultura…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Bacterial spot disease is caused by four Xanthomonas species and results in, annually, up to 50% loss of marketable tomatoes. Genomic studies revealed that the four species…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see if coco coir, an eco-friendly, sustainable growing medium, can be used as a substitute for non-sustainable growing mediums. If coco…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment was conducted to determine the difference in the iron intake of spinach in the presence of marble (alkaline soil) versus regular soil. If the marble increases…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Test if pre-emergents effect the growth the raddish plants. Methods/Materials Planted 3 raddish seeds (72 individual containers) remove unhealthy plants, only one healthy pl…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experimentation was to determine whether or not talking to plants in different tones of voices would affect how tall they could grow in a seven-day per…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research was to determine if Zea mays, corn, inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi would be able to communicate with their neighbors and warn them about pest…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I had done this project to find out why the same plants grow better in certain soils than others. So, my goal was to learn which pH was best for certain plants and even if i…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test the effect of ABA (Abscisic acid) on the inhibition of IAA(Indole-3-Acetic-Acid)in thigmotropic reactions alongside ABA's ability to…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My brother broke vertebrae and required a surgery binding the vertebrae. My family and I were told about a about near infrared (NIR) light healing therapy. Harvard Medical S…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Eucalyptol is allopathic, meaning it eliminates and kills bacteria. Therefore, I hypothesized that if eucalyptol is allopathic, then its inhibition in an area of germinating…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Downy mildew is one of the most destructive plant pathogens across the globe, and the major production constraint on the $200,000,000 spinach industry in California, the maj…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how different types of water (tap vs. distilled) and fertilizer (organic vs. inorganic) affected plant growth. Methods/Materials Experiment was…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see which was more beneficial to plants-commercial or homemade fertilizer Methods/Materials Materials: 15 butter lettuce plants Unfertilized soil 15 pots Miracle…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Many scientists believe that certain plants have a Fibonacci number of spirals in a golden ratio phyllotaxis (the arrangement of leaves on a stem) because the limit of two c…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine how green, blue, and red wavelengths of light would affect lettuce seed's percentage of germination and to observe the effects of different wavelengths of light…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether the acidity level in water would greatly affect the chlorophyll b levels in Egeria Densa. Methods/Materials Three plas…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if aquatic duckweed is effective in testing agricultural soils fertility levels. Methods/Materials Soil samples from five different agricultural…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether plants grow best under low or high pressure, or at no pressure at all. Methods/Materials The method for this experimen…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine the allelopathic effect of juglone on the growth of vegetable plants. Allelopathy is the beneficial or harmful effect of one plant on another pl…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know which laundry soap solutions would be safe for our garden plants and our local environment (garden drains to a local creek). Would laundry solutions be safe…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The benefits of plant nutrients are studied extensively for cancer prevention, blood sugar, and cardiovascular diseases. Greens provide an abundance of vitamins for human he…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Mold found on the scarlet wisteria (Sesbania Punicea) at Scout Island was seen to be weakening and killing off the wisteria without any visible effect to any adjacent or sur…