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The Nutritional Effects of Isopods on Soil Fertility

CSEF · 2023 Plant Biology Second Award

Moore-Walker Mia · 11

Overview

Fertilizer accessibility is decreasing rapidly. Africa is already lacking 2 million metric tons of fertilizer. In India, 55 percent of the country’s soil is deficient in nitrogen. Though fertilizer is available, it is not accessible since prices have risen nearly 30 percent since the beginning of 2022(Brzezinski, 2022). Several studies have assessed that soil fauna, like isopods, have a positive effect on the total nitrogen(TN) and total potassium(TP) content of soil(Xi Yang, Ming'an Shao, Tongchuan Li). Anything that could help increase TP and TN levels in soil and act as a pseudo-natural fertilizer is beneficial. Here, over three weeks, I kept track of 12 different soil terrariums separated into 4 groups, each with a different concentration of isopods. The concentration of TN and TP, PH level, and Germination rate of pea plants were measured periodically throughout the 3 weeks. Moreover, the resulting data showed that the higher concentration of Isopods had a higher concentration of TN and TP, an ideal PH, and a higher germination rate. Discovering accessible ways to increase soil fitness is a necessity in spearheading a successful future for everyone in agriculture.

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This record comes from a published award list, not a complete project archive. Its abstract comes from CSEF's public project showcase as archived by the Internet Archive before judging (https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224130/https://ca-csef.zfairs.com/showcase/ShowcaseInfo?f=838e60b7-ea75-46e8-865c-fde4864244b3); the version presented may differ.

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  • CSEF 2023 Plant Biology · Entry S1812

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