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ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
There are many plants around the world that are exposed to some kind of radiation, regardless of the radiation’s intensity. Plants inhabited close to nuclear power plants or power lines will…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Society is currently divided on the pros and cons of Genetically Modified (GMO) crops. Having a simple methodology to test for GMO will help the regulators, producers, or consumers to establ…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Anionic polyacrylamide (PAM), a soil flocculant and erosion stabilizing polymer, can be used in irrigation to help promote soil quality and reduce the amount of water needed to efficiently i…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The aim of the project was to determine if the roots, seeds and pollen of cycads contain the neurotoxin ß-methyl-amino-L-alanine (BMAA). The analysis for the presence of the toxin was done o…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Plant diseases are controlled mostly by chemical compounds toxic to plant invaders, causing health hazards to consumers. This strongly necessitates the search for harmless means of disease c…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Food security and agriculturally unfavorable climates are prevalent sustainability concerns. Irrigation, a vital agricultural process, results in salinization of arable land. Saline soil dim…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Warming temperatures threaten alpine plant populations. Symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE) may help ameliorate abiotic climate…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
As fossil fuel depletion continues at an exponential rate, algae biofuels appear to be the most promising alternative. The microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris, is capable of storing 30% of its dr…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Biological contamination is the second largest cause of biodiversity loss on Earth. The genus Pinus is the most problematic invasive specie on the globe. Brazil has 1.59 million hectares of…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This investigation tried to determine if the organic infusion of the plants Azadirachta índica, Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Moringa oleífera and Mentha spicata, is effective to eradicate the…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease is one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV), the White Fly insect vector Bemisia tabaci and its host the Ech…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
A corn field is found in every state in America. Increasing their corn yield is an ongoing economic challenge for farmers. Farmers are hesitant to purchase seed for their farms located east…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
1.5 million children die every year due to micronutrient deficiencies (CDC, 2015). The purpose of this research is to alter an existing technique to create a simple, cost-effective, and long…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Environmental stress factors are increasingly experienced in agricultural systems worldwide, leading to dramatic losses of yield for many farmers. In rice, these suboptimal growth conditions…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The purpose of the project I conducted was to test the short-term effect of changing water pH on pea plant growth. Changing the pH of water was supposed to simulate how polluted water effect…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
In recent years, the "oil boom" in rural Western North Dakota has caused traffic on unpaved gravel roads to increase dramatically. Road dust is known to cause metabolic and oxidative stress…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The topic of this investigation is "Effects of the Hartmann Lines in the Cultivation of Phaseolus vulgaris ". The problem in question was, "What effects do the Hartmann lines cause in the cu…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The family Asteraceae Dumort is one of the leading families in the East Kazakhstan flore. It has large species diversity and extensive range of distribution. Methods: stream distillation met…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Anthracnose is a disease caused by the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides fungus, which attacks various agricultural crops including avocado; this phytopathogen causes millionaire losses (approx…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Citrus Greening, also known as Huanlongbing, is one of the most destructive diseases of citrus worldwide. In Florida, the losses due to Citrus Greening is about 10% of the total profit, resu…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an ancient legume species known for its high protein content, excellent nutritional benefits, nitrogen-fixation ability and adaptive capabilities in cool climate…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide that is absorbed through foliage and is translocated via the phloem throughout the plant following absorption through the leaf tissues. Most commonly, Glyp…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Second Award
Fusarium oxysporum is a plant pathogenic fungus posing threat to many crops worldwide. Persistence in soil, inefficient chemical control and lack of treatment make this fungus a major cause…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Volatile organic compounds exist as a gaseous form and serve important functions for an organism. In the past, extensive efforts have been placed on the volatiles produced by plants. Interes…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, also referred to as White Mold, is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen which causes damage to Glycine max health and yield. Fungicides to combat this fungus are very exp…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The farmers in the rice production area across India and Asia are very much dejected over the condition of agriculture because of the issues like poor rainfall and labor availability, which…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Second Award
Rice black bug (Scotinophora sp.) is a serious invasive pest of rice (Oryza sativa). Heavy infestation of this bug could result to severe crop loss or complete yield loss. Commercially avail…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Circadian clocks are biological systems found in nearly all living species. In plants, they are responsible for water, nutrient and light intake and usage. Based on numerous studies, there a…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this project was to investigate the disparity between the abundance of Tamalia spp. galls on non-native Arbutus unedo and native Arctostaphylos spp. It was hypothesized that t…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The sweet potato whitefly, Bermisa tabaci (Genadius) has become a major pest of economically important crops worldwide. In this research, two experiments including 8 treatments were conducte…