Student Type

Undergraduate

College Affiliation

College of Science, Technology, and Health

Department

Biology

Submission Type

Poster

Abstract

In this experiment we tested the effects of adding plant hormones to dwarf mutant millet plants that were either non-responsive to this hormone or did not make the hormone naturally. Measurements were taken on a consistent basis to determine how much growth had been affected by the addition of the plant hormone gibberellins, as well as the growth on our control plants that did not receive this hormone addition. Based on prior research, this hormone as said above is crucial in stem elongation and primary growth of plants. The results of this experiment will help to determine which type of dwarf mutant each plant group is, since changes in growth will provide evidence as to whether the plants respond to hormone treatments or not.

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Plant Hormone Addition on Mutant Millets

In this experiment we tested the effects of adding plant hormones to dwarf mutant millet plants that were either non-responsive to this hormone or did not make the hormone naturally. Measurements were taken on a consistent basis to determine how much growth had been affected by the addition of the plant hormone gibberellins, as well as the growth on our control plants that did not receive this hormone addition. Based on prior research, this hormone as said above is crucial in stem elongation and primary growth of plants. The results of this experiment will help to determine which type of dwarf mutant each plant group is, since changes in growth will provide evidence as to whether the plants respond to hormone treatments or not.

 

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