Lab Report

Lab Report

“The Affects of Wind on the Germination Rate on Broccoli”

Group 1-1 Names

JT Wellman,  Gabriella Lasserre, Katarina Myers,  Lupe Castillo

Abstract

In the story of the seed, we decided to test six broccoli plants, three of which were in front of the fan to test how plants germinated in the wind factors of real life.   We used materials including soil, plant containers, water, a fan, and aqua light meter and the broccoli seeds, using 75 milliliters of water on each plant. We watered them equally every other day and watched how the factors impacted the plants. In general, the control group was healthier, with moister soil, longer stems, and larger average leaf area. These facts show that if we keep wind off of plants then they will germinate more. In conclusion, the amount of wind on a plant does affect its growth negatively.

Introduction

Our project is all about the species of plant brassica oleracea. This includes broccoli and many other plants. We made observation of plants, which we created a question out of. We noted that wind factors may affect the growth of plants and how well they produce and thrive. We tested this by our fan to plant experiment. We placed three broccoli plants in front of a fan, and three away from the fan. By the first day, we had already been noticing signs of dehydration in the plants that were in front of the fan. When we had tested their moisture level, they seemed to have extremely low to no moisture at all. Our group also saw that the sprouts were less populated in the plants that were in front of the fan in comparison to the ones that were not in front of the fan. The plant tips were also yellowing and turning dry and flaky.

Materials and Methods

In our project, the materials we used were plant containers, soil, water, a fan, aqua light meter,  and most importantly broccoli seeds. We placed 3 of the broccoli plants in front of the fan and three separate from the fan. We gave each plant 75 milliliters of water.

Experimental Procedure

We used plant containers, broccoli seeds, water, natural organic soil with fertilizer. Specifically speaking, we used 6 plastic plant containers and put 4 seeds in each. We watered it every other day with 75mL. After that we measured the stems every time we checked in which was every other day, and collected other data.

1. Fill plant container with soil
2. plant 4 seeds in the container
3. water it every other day with 75mL
4. Collect data every other day

Results

There were a lot more sprouts in the control group than in the experimental group. Some of the plants in the experimental group were drooping. The soil was also much drier in the experimental group, as shown in the graph above.

Discussion

In this project we calculated the results of how wind will affect are plant. We have been showed that the plant with no wind grow longer stems and bigger leafs. We hypothesized that if the amount of wind on a plant affects its germination rate, then the plants with less wind on them will have a higher germination rate. Are team got the expected results that we wanted. Some thing we did that we will change in the further is, put the same number of seeds in each pot, we will add the same amount of water in each pot daily, and have more than just high wind and low wind. We had some limitations to our project like we did not have enough plants to get complete results. Despite all that we had a number of strengths like, we had no wind gong to the control group and calculated the data for every day but weekends. These results can be used in the real world, we can make it so plants don't have wind and germinate more. This is very significant because we could have more plants and the farms could get more money to help himself of his family.

Conclusion

We now know that constant wind does have an adverse effect on the growth of brassica oleracea plants, most likely because it dries out the soil of these plants.

Sources

• Web page: Wikipedia Everyone who has any knowledge of broccoli. Broccoli. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/broccoli
• http://sprouting.com/product/74/Broccoli-Brassica-Blend.html
• https://www.foodbeast.com/news/kale-broccoli-brussels-sprouts-and-cabbage-are-all-from-the-same-family/

About Our Project

           
                  The purpose of this project is to test to see whether or not broccoli plants will grow under windy conditions. We are conducting this experiment by placing 3 broccoli plants in front of a fan at all times and 3 other broccoli plants in normal room temperature with no fan or wind. The controlled variable is if there is no wind, would the plant grow better and healthier. So far, the wind is drying up the soil and great amount, which is causing the 3 plants in front of the fan to become dehydrated. The other 3 not in front of the fan are  a bit dry too, and need to be watered often enough. In conclusion, the main porpoises is to see if we can grow broccoli in windy environments.

Story of the Seed: Brief Bio

         
        My name is Gabriella Lasserre. I’m from San Jose California and have lived in California all my life. When I was a baby I moved from Campbell California to San Jose California.

I don’t garden very often, but occasionally I will help my mom or my neighbors with some planting and watering. I don’t like cooking because it mostly just tempts me. Cooking requires a very careful and well trained chef, none of which I am. My mom likes to cook with the fruits and vegetables from our garden a lot, which I think is pretty cool. We like to saute the vegetables and put them with meat or fish. My favorite vegetables are carrots and broccoli. I help my mom grow these and harvest them. My mom grows some pretty big and juicy tomatoes during the spring and summer. I am excited to be more involved in gardening for this project and hope I can learn more ways to cook and prepare broccoli.

The Story of the Seed

The Broccoli Bulletin

  I'm Lupe Castillo. I have lived in LA,Ca for about a year(2004-2005) with my mom and dad, then moved to San Jose, Ca.(2005-)

  I grew a bean in a closet as a science project in 3rd grade. We learned that you don't need soil to grow a plant.  I don't really have any experience with gardening except for that. My grandpa might know something about gardening because he used to work in "Los campos" in Mexico but I'm not sure.

Story of the Seed: Brief Bio

My name is Katarina Myers. I was born in San Jose, then moved to Morgan Hill when I was less than a year old, then moved back here at around five years old. Most of my family lives here, too.

My grandma knows a lot about gardening. I used to help her plant flowers and vegetables when I was younger. It was really fun, but she doesn't garden as much anymore. She had an apple tree, two avocado trees, a lemon tree, a pomegranate tree, and lots of other plants. She also has cactus, which is really cool. My grandpa cooks nopales a lot, which is really good. They both use tomatoes, herbs and other things from their garden when they are cooking.