ISEF Sample Abstract & Certification
Effect of Washed Rice Water on the Growth and Yield of Brassica rapa Category
(Pechay) Pick one only—
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Patrice Jewel L Hernandez Animal Sciences o
Behavioral and Social Sciences o
Pambujan National High School, Pambujan, Northern Samar, Philippines Biochemistry o
Biomedical and Health Sciences o
Biomedical Engineering o
Washed Rice Water (WRW) is the discarded water from the process of cooking rice. It is Cellular & Molecular Biology o
often recommended as a source of plant nutrients, however no study has provided any Chemistry o
Computational Biology and o
supporting data, particularly on the effects of volumetric water-to-rice ratio (W:R). This Bioinformatics
research was carried out: (1) to determine the most effective treatment of WRW on Earth & Environmental Sciences o
Embedded Systems o
different treatments of volumetric water-to-rice ratio (W:R) and (2) to determine the effect Energy: Sustainable Materials o
of WRW on different treatments of volumetric water-to-rice ratio in terms of plant height, and Design
number of leaves, and fresh weight. The WRW was prepared at several W:R ratio (1:1, Engineering Technology: Statics o
and Dynamics
3:1, and 6:1). To compare the efficacy of WRW between the plants applied with Environmental Engineering o
treatment and the plants that have no treatment, negative control was added. WRW has Materials Science o
affect the plant growth of Pechay. Higher water-to-rice ratios have increased the plant Mathematics o
Microbiology o
growth of Pechay compared to lower water-to-rice ratios. T3 (W:R of 1:1) have the best Physics and Astronomy o
results among the treatments. While, T1 (W:R of 1:1) have the lowest results. WRW has Plant Sciences o
a significant difference on plant height, and have no significant difference on number of Robotics & Intelligent Machines o
Systems Software o
leaves and fresh weight. WRW have increased and improved the plant growth of Pechay. Technology Enhances the Arts o
Translational Medical Science o
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3. I/We worked or used equipment in a regulated research institution or industrial setting.
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his project is a continuation of previous research.
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y display board includes non-published photographs/visual depictions of humans
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