The Effect of Drought Tolerance on Stem Length In Wisconsin Fast Plants
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Environmental Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
2nd Place
Abstract
Droughts have shown to have a significant effect on agriculture and the environment. The purpose of this experiment was to observe whether a moderate drought stress would affect the stem lengths of the P1 generation of Wisconsin Fast Plants®. It was hypothesized that the Wisconsin Fast Plants® P1 generation control would have a greater stem length than the P1 generation under drought stress. Two groups were created; a group under drought stress and a control group not under drought stress. The group under drought stress received half the amount of water that the control group received. Plant heights were recorded every other day throughout the experiment. A two-sample t test (t(16) = -1.21, p = 0.244) was taken between the P1 generation under drought stress and the control. The data showed that the difference was not statistically significant. The hypothesis was not supported by the results, because the P1 generation control did not have a greater stem length than the drought stress treatment. This suggests that the simulated moderate drought is not detrimental enough to affect stem length.
Recommended Citation
Ansani, Tremayne, "The Effect of Drought Tolerance on Stem Length In Wisconsin Fast Plants" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 194.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/194
Location
Founders Hall 213 C
Start Date
3-30-2019 10:15 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Drought Tolerance on Stem Length In Wisconsin Fast Plants
Founders Hall 213 C
Droughts have shown to have a significant effect on agriculture and the environment. The purpose of this experiment was to observe whether a moderate drought stress would affect the stem lengths of the P1 generation of Wisconsin Fast Plants®. It was hypothesized that the Wisconsin Fast Plants® P1 generation control would have a greater stem length than the P1 generation under drought stress. Two groups were created; a group under drought stress and a control group not under drought stress. The group under drought stress received half the amount of water that the control group received. Plant heights were recorded every other day throughout the experiment. A two-sample t test (t(16) = -1.21, p = 0.244) was taken between the P1 generation under drought stress and the control. The data showed that the difference was not statistically significant. The hypothesis was not supported by the results, because the P1 generation control did not have a greater stem length than the drought stress treatment. This suggests that the simulated moderate drought is not detrimental enough to affect stem length.
