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ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Our research focused on the idea of growing plants without soil, leading to our question: Do plants grown in hydroponics- using a synthetic fertilizer- or aquaponics- using fish fertilized w…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The environmental and health hazards associated with the application of synthetic chemical inputs in agriculture increased the demand for technologies that not only allow higher crop product…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Harvesting Limulus polyphemus (horseshoe crabs) to produce the Limulus amoebocyte lysate endotoxin assay for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and drinking water is ravaging coastal ecosyste…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aspires to achieve food security despite obstacles including and abundance of desert ranges and the spread of plant diseases. Since ancient times, medicinal plant…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
By 2050, the world’s population is projected to reach 9 billion people, requiring the growth of twice as many crops. These projections demand more innovative and efficient agricultural pract…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to assess the effectiveness of moringa oleifera leaves extract with different concentration on the growth and yield of eggplant and against pests. Agriculture…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences First Award
Drought impacts 40% of the world’s population, and an estimated 55 million people globally are affected every year. It is the most serious threat to crops in nearly every part of the world,…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Chlorosis is a common problem in the commercial growth of arugula in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems and can be caused by nutrient or oxygen deficiencies. Building on conclusions from…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The world's food chain is under pressure due to the increasing demand for food: arable land shrinkage and the threat of adverse climate change. Recently, greenhouses have been increasingly u…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine if hydroponically or soil-grown lettuce would produce higher levels of antioxidants. Antioxidants are an important substance found in many nutri…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to modify the Brewbaker and Kwack (BK) pollen tube culture medium for the Cucurbita pepo species. A modified BK medium would allow for in vitro instead of in…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Last year, a soil surfactant and different rates of nitrogen fertility were tested to see if they affect the surface characteristics of turfgrass with varied ET replacement. There were signi…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Grasshoppers of the locust variety devour agricultural crops, costing 2.2 billion USD for winter crops and 2.88 billion USD for summer crops in damages annually. Due to this, 20.2 million pe…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to explore pesticide alternatives and their effect on plant and soil health. This experiment will use five independent variables: Acephate-based pesticide conv…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The scarcity of water and land resources, the use of environmentally harmful substances, and food production that is increasingly insufficient to meet the demands of an ever-growing populati…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The global supply chain possesses constant potential threats from political disruption, climate change, health emergencies, and trade conflicts. Under the supply chain network, the food sect…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
This project is the beginning of a gene identification and characterization project with implications in potential genetically engineerable traits for bush crops. We have found a candidate g…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Dioscorea bulbifera, (air potato) is an invasive vine that has a smothering effect on native vegetation in Florida as well as other southeastern states in the U.S. In 2012, a beetle (Lilioce…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The promotion of local fruit production to enhance community economic development and also to solve food security problem is of prime concern. Cluster fig (Ficus racemosa), a polycarpic plan…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Sustainable agriculture is growing more and more important. Land use is limited and researchers must find ways to grow more crops with less space. Crop leaf angle can have a large effect on…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Second Award
Brassica juncea, an allotetraploid species, is an important germplasm resource for canola improvement, due to its many beneficial agronomic traits, such as heat and drought tolerance. Moreov…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine how Lemna minor could supplant commercial fertilizers and result in lower nitrate and phosphate levels in runoff. A null hypothesis states that…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
To combat pathogens, plants have evolved a battery of defense mechanisms that first require recognition of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs). These macromolecules are conserved e…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
My thesis examines the occurrence of certain mathematical phenomena in the phyllotaxis and seed formations of certain plants. I begin by presenting the mathematical background behind the Fib…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Under heat stress and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, tomato plants have been shown to perform leaf hyponasty, or upwards leaf curling. This causes reduced leaf area and biomass and de…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
More than 72 billion pounds of food goes to waste globally while 50 million people struggled with hunger in 2020. To combat this, packinghouses coat produce with a fruit wax that must be hea…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Microgreens have the potential to play a significant role in the intake of vegetables by children, by members of communities with restricted access to fresh vegetables, and are even being co…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Marasmiellus mesosporus Singer hosted by herbs thrive on the beaches throughout Japan. Considering their survival strategies, I observed them in 105 places from childhood. I noticed that man…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Mealybugs are a detriment to greenhouse, commercial farms, and residential gardens. Observing informally for a year the mealybugs behavior towards Solanum melongena, Abelmoschus esculentus,…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the public’s perception of GMOs as well as the accuracy of their labeling. Through lab experiments involving DNA extraction, PCR, and elect…