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INTRODUCTION.
Plants are living organisms that cover much of the land of planet Earth. You see them
everywhere. They include grass, trees, flowers, bushes, ferns, mosses, and more. Plants are
members of the kingdom Plantae. Like animals, plants also require some chemical
elements and compounds to ensure proper growth, metabolism and their external supply or
developments. The study of these elements and compounds is known as Plant nutrition and the
elements and compounds are also known as Plants nutrients. These nutrients can be grouped
into macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are elements which plants require
in relatively large amounts and they include Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sulfur, Calcium,
Magnesium. Micronutrients are those which plants require in much smaller amounts and they
Nitrogen (N) – helps foliage grow strong, affects the plant’s leaf development. It also
gives plants their green color due to its assistance with chlorophyll production.
Phosphorous (P) – assists with the growth of roots and flowers. It also helps plants
Potassium (K) – strengthens plants, helps contribute to early growth and assists the
plants in retaining water. It also keeps the plants from contracting diseases and insects.
Sulfur (S) – resists disease and helps form and grow seeds. It also aids in the
walls help resist disease. It’s also helpful in cell metabolism and the uptake of nitrate.
Zinc (Zn) – an important plant regulator, it’s essential in root and plant growth.
Boron (B) – regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates in plants. It’s critical for new
Nickel (Ni) – required to complete the life cycle of the plant and viable seed.
In this experiment, Only the effects of increased amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and
potassium (K) were examined in this study. Of the nutrients required by most plants for normal
growth, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are obtained from the air or from water, while the
remaining nutrients, in the form of ions in solution, are absorbed by plant roots.
In the experiments, different concentration “Miracle Grow” fertilizer solution was used to study
for the effects of fertilizer concentration on plants growth. Miracle Grow fertilizer contains
Hypothesis:
I hypothesized that the plants with high fertilizer will have the highest growth as compared to the
This experiment was important because it helped me to know the amount of fertilizer needed for
plants growth.
Prior to the lab, two different concentrations of fertilizer solutions were made by the instructor.
The Low Fertilizer solution has approximately 3.25 g of “Miracle Grow” powder fertilizer
dissolved in 1 gallon of water and the High Fertilizer solution has approximately 6.5 grams of
“Miracle Grow” powdered fertilizer dissolved in 1 gallon of water. These solutions of fertilizers
in addition to only water were applied to three (3) separate plants and were studied for three (3)
Materials:
i. Deli containers
iv. Water
Methods:
1. The soil was moistened by mixing tap water and soil in a bucket.
2. Three (3) large (32 oz.) deli containers that have been wrapped with duct tape and were
obtained and labelling tape was used to label them No fertilizer, Low fertilizer and High
3. 400 ml of water was put in the “No fertilizer” container, 400ml of the low concentration
fertilizer solution was put in the “Low Fertilizer” container and 400 ml of the high
4. Three (3) felt strips were obtained and placed one in each of the deli containers so that
the felt gets saturated with the fluid in the container. Three (3) small (8 oz.) deli
containers were obtained. The strips were threaded through the small deli container and
position the strips so that the ends are touching the bottom of the large container.
5. Each small container was filled with moistened soil, to get the soil under the felt strip and
covered the felt strip. Each small container was placed into one of the large deli
containers, so it sits on top and the felt strips hang down into the liquid.
6. 10 seeds were distributed across the surface of the soil and the seeds were covered by
7. For the NO FERTILIZER container: a dropper was used to drop water across the top deli
8. For the LOW FERTILIZER container: a dropper was used to drop the low concentration
of fertilizer solution across the top deli container to ensure the soil is moistened with the
9. For the HIGH FERTILIZER container: a dropper was used to drop the high concentration
of fertilizer solution across the top deli container to ensure the soil is moistened with the
12. Each week, the plants were continued to be cared for by dropping the correct fertilizer
solution or water onto the plants, and they were observed, and recording data were
obtained.
13. Each week, the following measurements were made, and they were recorded in Table 5.1
i. The heights of each plant were measured from the cotyledonary node to the very
tip of the plant and the mean height was calculated for each container.
ii. The number of true leaves on each plant was counted and their mean was
iii. Their general appearance including observation of plant color, condition of stems
and leaves, whether stems are wilted or standing upright, etc. were obtained.
2/7 2.5 2 The light green color in leaves
2/21 5.1 4
My hypothesis was not supported because I hypothesized that the plants with the high fertilizer
will have the highest growth as compared to the ones with low fertilizer and no fertilizer but
from the result data and the graph above, it can be seen clearly that, the plants with the low
fertilizer had the highest growth than the plants with high fertilizer. This was because the high
concentration of the fertilizer will make the concentration of the soil to be high so the plant
plants will begin to lose water because it will hypotonic to the soil and this will inhibit the
Macronutrients and Micronutrients for the Soil. (2018, July 12). Retrieved from
https://emeraldlawnsaustin.com/macronutrients-micronutrients-soil/
Macronutrients and Micronutrients for the Soil. (2018, July 12). Retrieved from
https://emeraldlawnsaustin.com/macronutrients-micronutrients-soil/