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mhsmirandaspring2020 (project 11)

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Explore We have been involved in Ag classes which include Ag Soil Chemistry and Advanced Interdisciplinary Science for Sustainable Agriculture. In previous lessons we have learned about soil, types, textures, organisms that affect plant growth, managing temperatures and supplemental lighting. We also read an article titled “Abiotic and Biotic Stresses on Plants” by Shanon Trueman and this article gave us background knowledge on water stress, temperature stress, abiotic stress, and biotic stress.
Research Question We want to test and study the effects and outcomes of different plant growths. What improves plant growth, worms or compost? The way we came up with this question is simple, we want to know what would happen to these plants in separate procedures to see their outcomes and find out which plant procedure is going to be the most effective.
Predictions We believe that the plants with compost will be doing better than the plants with worms. Normally compost is used around the garden or known to be helpful with plants. In addition, compost is a natural rich matter which we feel like will be a better outcome.
Experimental Design 1. We will be growing radishes as a group. We will have six containers with at least two radish seeds planted in each container. 2. Within the six containers, there will be two containers with the same procedure. For example, two containers containing mealworms. The other two contain compost. Finally, the last two containers contain the regular plant procedure (normal). 3. As for compost, we added around a cup of compost into the container. 4. As for the mealworms, each container contains three worms. 5. As for the regular container, it will be having the normal care of a plant. 6. As the project continues we will be highlighting key points of growth with each procedure. What experiment helps the plants more, worms or compost and if it can compare to the regular process.
Conclusion In conclusion, the normal and compost procedure was the best action that can be taken on radishes. During the weeks, their growth was head to head. In comparison to our hypothesis, we ended up having a matched outcome. We stated that the compost would do better than the other procedures and it did.

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