The experiment commenced with planting over one hundred and thirty Brassica rapa plants. A large abundance was planted to ensure the large diversity of plants, which would also ensure a number of plants would be available to artificially select. Each Brassica rapa was planted with about one hundred and thirty plants to ensure the genetic diversity but this process first commenced by accumulating small plastic pots; it was important that these pots have holes in them so that they could be filled with wick. The small piece of wick would serve as a safety net for the Brassica rapas in case they do not receive water. The wick would temporarily keep the soil moist, so the plants would not immediately face peril. We also kept the soil moist
The low-density radish-collard mix pots contained four seeds of radishes and four seeds of collards. The high-density radish-collard pots contained 32 seeds of each species. While our group replicated this 3x2 design four times to total 24 posts, we incorporated the whole class data. Therefore, there were 16 replicates for each treatment. For each pot, we filled soil up until about one inch from the top. We placed the seeds in the pot and piled on around 2 or 3 cm of soil on top. In 3 species levels, seeds were spaced as evenly as possible. In the mixed species pot, the two species were alternated so that each one had the same access to space and nutrients at the other. For each pot, we wrote down our section number, group name, and the contents of the pot. Our group worked at the first bench in the greenhouse and also contained our pots that were spread out evenly in four rows. Our pots stayed in the greenhouse for about five weeks, captured as much sunlight as they could, and got their water source from sprinklers that automatically came on twice a
In this lab the plant being used was the common garden pea (Pisum sativum), the first thing done was to scan the phenotypes of each parental and first generation offspring; which was homozygous dominant ( P1), homozygous recessive (P2) for parental types, and heterozygous (F1) for first generation offspring. Next step is to indicate the F2 sample by using a “+” for dominant and “-” for recessive phenotype. This was done by making a chi chart that expressed all the phenotype characteristics for Parental traits to 60 generations of offspring traits. Afterward data was combined with class data to determine the statistical analysis for all the samples. In addition to analyzing the morphological traits, statistical data was determined by determining the expected number of plants for seed color, Seed texture, Stipules, leaflets, Height, and Tendrils. That was calculated by
The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) is native to Trinidad, Brazil, and throughout the Amazon rainforest region. It grows among the flooded soil along estuaries of the Amazon river and is traditionally consumed by peasants because of its filling nature and its abundance and availability in its natural habitat. The açaí palm provides both food and construction material, via the berries, palm hearts, and palm fronds that are used as thatch roofing. Açaí has become extremely popular among American and European markets in recent years and although it is not yet a mainstream product, it has caused a substantial shift in the means of production where the fruit originates. If exports continue on their current upward trajectory it is troubling to consider the effects that this would have on açaí-producing nations given the long histories that Central and South American countries have of imposed dependency on
Golden buckwheat (Eriogonum chrysops) is a low, matted perennial plant that flowers, and is usually between 2 and 10 cm tall and is 5-20 cm in diameter. It grows from a woody caudex. The stems have leaf bases and reach up to 1/5 the height of the plant. Leaves are basal and arranged in tight clusters. The flowers are yellow, 2.5-3 mm long, and sparsely glandular or infrequently glabrous. Individual flowers are small, less than 3 mm, with 6 petals each. Fruits form within the flowers and are inconspicuous and seed-like. They have leafless flowering stems, 3-8 cm tall, bear ball-like clusters of yellow flowers in late spring and early summer (from May-June).
The outcome that would support our hypothesis would be that the Brassica plants that have been treated with Malathion pesticide will have less height, less buds, and less root density than the Brassica plants not treated with pesticide. The outcome that would fail to support our hypothesis would be if the Brassica plants treated with malathion pesticide have equal or close to equal height, number of buds, and root density. Our hypothesis would further not be supported if, at the end of the experiment, the Brassica plants that were treated with pesticide have greater height, number of buds, and root density than the plants not treated with the Malathion
When people say evolution they are talking about the process in which the characteristics of a particular population has changed over time, and natural selection is a helping hand to evolution. Natural selection will happened in a population which is overcrowded and that leads to competition between the species. The finest and the fittest are left then to reproduce and to pass on their dominate characteristics to their offspring.
This experiment shows that contaminants, in this experiment rock salt, does have a direct correlation between plant growth and color over the 4 weeks. As shown in each graph figures, the independent variable is the weeks and the dependent variable is the plant heights. Figures 1 and 2 shows that the untreated water caused the control group plant to have the highest amount of growth. The average heights of all the plants generally increased as the weeks increased. The standard deviation of the plant heights increased as the weeks increased. The color for the radish plant (Raphanus sativus) generally did not change during the experiment. Chlorosis did not take place in plants leaves, but kept the green fill for this experiment. The highest
Vegetables play a very important part in the health of todays youth. Vegetables carry some important nutrients and vitals that will help you live a long healthy life. By 2010 over 52% of kids ages 12-18 needed glasses (Frank). The reason this statistic is true because according to Healthy Choices , “about 1 and 5 children hate the taste of carrots.Carrots are a great source of Biotin,vitamin k,fiber and potassium just to name a few.(Google). Dark leaf greens are a great source of antioxidants in the body. Avocados helps with blood pressure , it lowers cholesterol, and it help fight diabetes. Cabbages and beets promote weight loss.Broccoli strengths bones helps save eyesight, fight cancer, protects the heart, and help with blood pressure(Choices).
This experiment will test the effects of gibberellic acid on both standard Brassica rapa plants and rosette Brassica rapa plants. Gibberellic acid is a growth hormone used to boost stem growth and speed up the germination process. The purpose of the experiment is to regulate the growth of both plants after being injected with gibberellic acid. Gibberellic acid will cause a change in the growth rate of both the standard Brassica rapa and rosette Brassica rapa.
Labels were first made for Intraspecific and Interspecific for each plastic pot measuring 6cm by 6cm by 8.5cm. There was 10 pots filled ¾ of the way full, with Sta-Green™-moisture mixture plus wood fertilizer, for each of the twenty groups. For intraspecific a control was set with one Brassica rapa seed directly in the center of the pot. Then 2 Brassica rapa seeds were placed together equal distances apart into two pots. In another two pots, four Brassica rapa seeds were placed together equally apart. The last two pots had 8 Brassica rapa seeds equally apart. The Brassica rapa seeds used in this experiment are Wisconsin Fast Plant™. For the interspecific groups,the plastic pots were the same as above and each filled ¾ full of the same potting
Cannabis plants have only three variances found across the world. They are namely, Indica, Ruderalis and Sativa. Although, these plants belong to the same marijuana family, but each variety has extracted distinctive character of its own that separates it from others. Cultivators must have the knowledge of each variety and its features, only after that they should decide which variety to be cultivated. Also, growers should keep in mind the environment in which they are cultivating as environment plays a vital role in the growth of cannabis plants.
There is a drought in California which is in turn affecting the number of crops that can be grown in a given amount of time. Farmers now must find a way to grow crops in an economical fashion while also maximizing each yield as much as possible. However, plant growth can be influenced by seed variety, the amount of water, the soil type, amount of light, etc., and many other variables. For this experiment, we are testing the growth of the Brassica rapa, a mustard plant under the same conditions of water, sunlight, and oxygen, with two different treatment solutions. There will be two pots, one has a treatment of just deionized water and the other a treatment of fertilizer as well as deionized water. Because the fertilizer has the added benefit of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium along with the same quantity of deionized water as the first pot, it is hypothesized that both sets of plants will grow, however the pot with fertilizer will grow more than the pot with just water treatment.
In Arabidopsis, there are five members belonging to the family of ethylene receptors and they all share have large portion of sequence similarity but also each having aspects that allow them to be differentiated from one another. They all share a N-Terminal potrion which is in close association with the membrane, essential for the sensing of ethylene
As it has been shared, the natural gum base, chicle came from the Sapodilla tree. In order to collect the latex off of the tree, first, there had to be trees. Chronologically, before trees came to be, there had to be land to plant the trees on. Furthermore, a planet had to be present for land to exist. Finally, the elements had to exist in order for a planet to prevail. An excessively long time ago, 4.6 billion years ago, a high mass star fused and emanated at least eight elements that united to make our exceptional Earth. These elements are oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and finally, sodium. Thousands of millennials later, to a certain degree, six elements fused together to form the first tree. The elements
Chickpea contain nutritionally important minerals whom bioavailability was reported to be good mainly for the iron. (H) Raw chickpea seeds provide about 5 mg/100g of Fe, 4.1 mg/100 g of Zn, 138 mg/100 g of Mg and 160 mg/100 g of Ca. About 100 g of chickpea seeds can cover the daily dietary needs of Fe and Zn and 200 g can meet that of Mg. The amount of total Fe present in chickpea has been reported to be lower than that in other pulse crops such as lentils and beans. Chickpea also contain other trace elements including Al, Cr, Ni, Pb and Cd with quantities that do not pose any toxicological