The Affect of Different Fertilizer on Dwarf Green Sugar Pea Plants
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Environmental Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
Mary Keena, a professor at North Dakota State University who received a bachelors from UW-Madison and is an environmental management specialist recently found new information that “Fertilizers have caused high concentrations of nitrates in water and low levels of oxygen” (Keena, 2022). There has also been a decrease in amount of fertilizer available. Due to the lack of fertilzier avialable and the harm it is causing to the environment other viable options are being considered. This begs the question: To what extent do different types of fertilizer, including fish fertilizer from Lake Murray, affect the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (Green Beans)? Throughout this experiment four different testing groups were utilized: fresh fish fertilizer, store bought fish fertilizer, normal store bought fertilizer, and no fertilizer. Once the plants had become sufficient seedling height they were transplanted to plant boxes and two tablespoons of fertilizer were added to each plant, varying depending on the group they were in. The plants received two cups of water weekly in addition to rain water. Multiple measurements were taken throughout the couse of a month and half and the results were analyzed through the use of an ANOVA test. Through analyzing the data it was seen that the fresh fish group was able to grow the most sufficiently. This may have been due to the large amount of fresh nutrients in the fresh fish fertililzer. Having such a large amount of nutrients could have jumpstarted the plants growth and gave them the best and most nutrients.
Recommended Citation
Ziehl, Theresa, "The Affect of Different Fertilizer on Dwarf Green Sugar Pea Plants" (2024). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 417.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2024/all/417
Location
RITA 152
Start Date
3-23-2024 9:15 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Affect of Different Fertilizer on Dwarf Green Sugar Pea Plants
RITA 152
Mary Keena, a professor at North Dakota State University who received a bachelors from UW-Madison and is an environmental management specialist recently found new information that “Fertilizers have caused high concentrations of nitrates in water and low levels of oxygen” (Keena, 2022). There has also been a decrease in amount of fertilizer available. Due to the lack of fertilzier avialable and the harm it is causing to the environment other viable options are being considered. This begs the question: To what extent do different types of fertilizer, including fish fertilizer from Lake Murray, affect the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (Green Beans)? Throughout this experiment four different testing groups were utilized: fresh fish fertilizer, store bought fish fertilizer, normal store bought fertilizer, and no fertilizer. Once the plants had become sufficient seedling height they were transplanted to plant boxes and two tablespoons of fertilizer were added to each plant, varying depending on the group they were in. The plants received two cups of water weekly in addition to rain water. Multiple measurements were taken throughout the couse of a month and half and the results were analyzed through the use of an ANOVA test. Through analyzing the data it was seen that the fresh fish group was able to grow the most sufficiently. This may have been due to the large amount of fresh nutrients in the fresh fish fertililzer. Having such a large amount of nutrients could have jumpstarted the plants growth and gave them the best and most nutrients.
