Browse 122 real Plant Sciences projects entered in 2018, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to compare the difference in height between arugula grown using a traditional soil system and an aquaponic system. Methods/Materials 2 plastic…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Pollution, lack of arable lands and low global water availability are some of the many problems the farming process faces nowadays. To solve these problems, two solutions are suggested: hydr…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The world population grows approximately 83 million people per year, and if this progression continues, by 2050 it will reach more than 9 billion people. To meet their needs, it would be nec…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
In organic agricultural communities, the soil is contaminated with chemical runoff from Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer ions that diffuse from neighboring farms. These i…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences First Award
The purpose of the project was to determine an alternative to synthetic pesticides. It was hypothesized that Armadillidium would not survive in the presence of T. harzianum. Phase I included…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
RNA editing acts as a critical component of plant biology because of its ability to generate RNA and protein diversity in eukaryotes, resulting in specific amino acid substitutions, insertio…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Torrey Pine (TP) trees are well known for their ability to efficiently harvest fog and survive under drought conditions. The mechanisms for moisture harvesting have not been…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I would like to replace chemical and organic fertilizers with an inexpensive and readily available fertilizer by using healthy human urine. In the poverty-stricken countries…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Palo Verde trees (Parkinsonia microphylla) are one of the most unique trees native to Arizona in which photosynthesis occurs both through its small, transpiration-reduction adapted leaves an…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Last year I tested various methods of hydroponics, but this year I was curious about learning more about aquaponics, I wanted to investigate whether a natural fertilizer, su…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment was to compare the growth of lettuce and basil plants in an aquaponics system versus traditional soil based farming, without the use of…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
For my experiment, I wanted to see if the Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) that farmers treat their crops with are effective and worth the investment. To test this, I treated wheat with two di…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Which light source will produce a healthier plant, the artificial LED light source or regular daylight? Methods/Materials I researched that for the days in February that I w…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The purpose of my experiment is to test how well Isochrysis galbana and Arthrospira platensis algae cultures capture and sequester carbon dioxide while under conditions of extreme heat and e…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Agricultural soils in the state of Chihuahua, Northwest Mexico are desert and low in organic material. Also, usually the conventional production of crops is associated with the green revolut…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The medicinal plant Stryphnodendron adstringens is a native species of the Brazil. The objective of this research was to investigate the biological activities of the hydroalcoholic extract o…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if Mars soil has enough nutrients to successfully grow and support plant life. Methods/Materials My experiment used 4 different types of Mars soil si…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to observe the differences in carbon dioxide consumption between varieties of California native drought-resistant (Salvia species, commonly known a…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
A medical condition due to excess accumulation of fats in human body leading to a BMI =30 kg/m2 is termed as Obesity. According to WHO, obesity has nearly tripled since 1975 worldwide. While…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Many efforts have been made in genetically modifying plants to make them more tolerant to various stress conditions. For example, the overexpression of AVP1 and PP2A-C5 increases either salt…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Each day agriculturists must work harder to produce more food with less land in order to meet the rapidly growing population. By determining which silage corn hybrid yields the highest per a…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The idea for this project came when my parents, who own an olive tree business, were discussing a disease affecting their olive trees. I decided to test whether there was a…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Second Award
A paramount issue that contemporary agriculture faces is the worldwide infestation of soil with parasitic weeds. Strigolactones (SLs), a family of carotenoid-derived plant hormones, act as g…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences First Award
HCC has become the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related death. A novel therapeutic approach for treatment is warranted. The goal of this study is to find effective components from Chinese…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This Science Project answered the question, "Does cryopreservation impact the rate at which seeds will germinate?" The objective of the project was to learn if a plant's gro…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
With increasing populations and rising global temperatures, the need for a new agricultural revolution is imperative. The objective of this project was to find a sustainable and economical a…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Creeping woodsorrel or Oxalis corniculata is the perennial plant with a slender primary root. The leaf is composed of 3 leaflets. The fruit itself consists of green cylindrical capsules whic…
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Consumers concerned about the potential risks of genetically modified (GM) foods have driven up the demand for non-GM foods. Retail olive oil has been adulterated with cheaper canola, soybea…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The photoperiodic circadian rhythm in plants helps direct when photosynthesis occurs, and controls an organism's response to light/dark patterns. Hedera helix (common ivy) was the plant used…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The Florida Ridges, ecosystems that have been undisturbed for the past millions of years, are home to many unique and rare flora. There is an expressed need to preserve these special ecosyst…