| | Category | BO | L14 | Soil vs. Hydroponics |
| | Abstract | I wanted to prove that hydroponics can grow a plant faster and taller than |
| | a soil grown plant so that in poor countries, places where there is little or |
| | no nutrient rich soil, hydroponics would allow them to produce their own |
| | plants and vegetables. Maybe even whole crops stacked vertically in |
| | small spaces. Hydroponics might be able to be developed to grow crops |
| | faster and cheaper than regular farming soil farming all together. Another |
| | benefit might be to boost life expectancy where malnutrition is an issue. |
| | To do this experiment I had to prepare the two systems then repeat the |
| | same watering/ daylight schedule each day. To prepare each system I |
| | took simple steps creating an environment for the plants to grow. While |
| | doing this I also had to keep any variables to a minimum so the outcome of |
| | the experiment will not be affected. |
| | The data I collected proved that Hydroponics does indeed grow a plant |
| | faster and taller than a soil grown plant. In fact, at the end of the month the |
| | hydroponically grown plants averaged 5.1333 cm taller than the soil |
| | grown plants. Along with height, hydroponically grown plants budded 1 |
| | week before the soil grown plant. This proves that a bell pepper plant |
| | grown in a hydroponic system does grow faster and taller than a soil |
| | grown plant. It also proves that a hydroponically plant matures faster as |
| | well as fruits faster than a soil grown plant. |
| | Bibliography | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics |
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| | http://ag.arizona.edu/pls/faculty/MERLE.html |
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| | http://www.howtohydroponics.com/ |
| | http://www.gchydro.com/information_introhydro.asp |
| | http://www.goldcoasthydro.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/HydroponicsInfo.h |
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