Seeds

The original hypothesis, “If ascorbic acid has positive effects on radish seed germination, then radish seeds germinated with ascorbic acid concentrations of 0, 100, 300, and 500 parts per million (ppm) solutions will exhibit longer seed radicles (measured in millimeters) than control seeds germinated in distilled water alone” was incompletely supported. For example, Graph 1 shows the Control trial achieved the greatest average length (31.5 mm) by the end of the experiment in comparison to all…

The Doomsday Seed Vault: The Syrian War Prompts First Withdrawal There is a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies. Now for the first time since the vault was opened on the Svalbard archipelago in 2008, seeds have been withdrawn. The original intent or charter if you will is designed to protect crop seeds such as beans, rice, and wheat against the worst cataclysms of nuclear war or disease (Doyle, 2015). Once you crack the seal, or pop the cork as the…

of Salt on Seed Germination Introduction Germination is a key event in a plant’s lifetime and controlled by two main factors which are water and salt stress (Yuan et al., 2016 and Vallejo et al., 2010). Salt stress affects plant growth and crop production by causing osmotic and ionic stress in plants. Alonso-Blanco et al in 2009 reported that less study was made on the traits in Arabidopsis thaliana despite the immense genetic variation present in the species and the importance of seed…

Hey class, for my science fair, I have decided to do a research and experimental project on how pH values affect seed germination. In order to gain knowledge about the influences of pH values on seed germination, I decided to grow red kidney beans for 10 days with all acidic, neutral, and basic water. My hypothesis was that if multiple beans were to be grown with water containing different pH levels, then each bean plant would have different outcomes in terms of growth because depending on the…

come from seeds which are produced and distributed by agribusiness corporations like Monsanto. In their article ‘Why Does Monsanto Sue Farmers Who Save Seeds?’ Monsanto; one of the first agribusiness corporations, defends the company’s reputation and effectively justifies why and how they go about handling patent infringement. Originally posted on Monsanto’s website, the article informs readers of the great lengths that the company goes through to do research and development of their seeds, why…

Germination- Germination is when seeds are spread/blown somewhere else and grow into new plants or when a seed is planted by someone in the ground. Although there are many important factors that are involved in seed germination the three most important ones are water, sunlight, and temperature. Plants are not able to germinate if the seed is watered too much or too little. Plants are not capable to grow food from sunlight when they are seeds, so the seed will use other things, such as water, to…

the growth of plants? If seeds are exposed to microwave radiation then the growth process will increase. Get three seeds of the same type of vegetable (cucumbers were used in this experiment). Before planting, microwave plant cell #2 for 15 seconds and plant cell #3 for 30 seconds (plant cell #1 is not microwaved at all). After planting them, see the difference in the growth of these seeds over 35 days. The independent variable was the amount of microwave radiation seeds receive. The dependent…

the seed germinates, both a root and a shoot forms, and the seed capsule is pushed up, out of the dirt by the stem before it falls off. The different treatments used in this study affected the overall germination of the Picea mariana seeds. The seeds which were only treated with distilled water germinated as they were expected to germinate. The seeds that were treated with the Kalmia extract tended to have roots which were much shorter than the shoots. The same thing occurred with the seeds…

As most mammal seed dispersers, tapirs are generalists, as their…

aspirin water is cooling, two cups of soil are added to each flower pot. 6. Two seeds are also added to the pots are buried 50 mm in the soil. 7. Every day the aspirin water is added (one half cup) to the plant with the correct amount of aspirin while normal water is added to the “No Aspirin” pot. 8. Record the growth of the seeds every day with a ruler and take notes. DATA/ RESULTS The Effects of Aspirin on Sunflower Seed Germination Zero Aspirin Tablets 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 5…