My Inference Of The B. Rapa Seeds

My inference of the B. Rapa seeds was that they would most effectively react to the peat moss because of the high concentration of water. I reject my hypothesis on the basis that peat moss had the least positive productivity in the experiment. My results show that peat moss was the most unsuccessful in assisting the growth of each plant. Pods 1, 3, and 4 never broke through the soil, and remained at a depressing 0 centimeters the entire length of the experiment. The 2nd pod did grow slightly. It took 14 days for the plant to show any type of growth, measured at .3 centimeters. Unfortunately, that little value never increased. The substrate is very heavy, and most likely slowed the process of breaking through the soil. It has a spongy-like water
These nutrients are vital to life for both the plant and surrounding organisms utilizing the soil. Not many worms or insects are found in peat moss because of its lack on nutrients which also harms the production on the plant. Without the movement of worms and bugs, the soil remains very dense and compact, leaving little to no room for the roots to breathe. No nutrients are available for consumption for any organism in this type of substrate. Along with its natural structure, peat moss decomposes over time. This results in a lowering of the pH balance, and the soil becomes slightly acidic. Some plants (such as strawberries) thrive in these types of acidic substrates, but most plants would negatively react to the changing pH. Additives would have to be utilized with this soil to keep the pH balance stable, but natural growth is always best for any kind of plant. Peat moss is formed from many decomposing and decaying plants, which also may have a factor in its lack of growth. If a plant was part of a diseased bog, and it had been transformed into a portion of the peat moss, the infected matter still thrives in the decomposed plant. This then could contaminate the majority, if not all, of the substrate. The condition exposed to this soil could then be absorbed, and the malady present could harm the plant in countless ways
The experiment may have been executed perfectly, but external factors could alter the results of the substrate test. Since the plants were not tended to every day, the moisture levels could have decreased, and the plant could have suffered from lac of water. A majority of our plants ceased to exist for the full expected life-cycle, and this could have possibly been because of dehydration. An alternate error that could have effected our results was the light source. The Brassica Rapa seeds were not placed in the sunlight, so the natural growth of said plants could have been altered. Each substrate could have thrived differently if they were exposed to actual sunlight. The lamp also presented a possible error of a power outage. If the plants were unattended for about four days, and the light source was to fail, the experiment would basically be ruined. The substrate itself did not propose much room for error. The properties are that it is very heavy and lacks nutrients, which was proved after the results of the