Watered Water Experiment

Water is imperative for the growth and preservation of life, especially plants. Playing a role from the vary beginning, water is necessary in the germination of dry seeds and growth of plants throughout their life cycle. However, there are drawbacks to an overabundance of water or a lack of water. Therefore, how much water is required to maximize the potential of a given crop? In our experiment, we examine the effects of water on corn. Corn is a vital crop to North America, and there is a wide draw to maximizing crop yields. To determine the effects of different amounts of water, we tested plants with various watering times according to a schedule. All of the plants experienced all of the same conditions, except for the quantities of water
Next, each plant received water according to their designation and the schedule., until the experiment concluded on April 16th. As we can see from the observations, there was plant growth from neither plant “1” nor plant “2”. Receiving less water than the other plants, plant “3” was the only plant which germinated and subsequently sprouted. At the conclusion of the experiment, plant “3” had grown 7.2cm from the top of the soil to the top of the
Respiration necessary for a plant at germination and is a process which is susceptible to flooding (wi). Flooding can be the cause of decreased root volume and can negatively affect a plant that is still mostly underground, such as a newly germinated seed (wi). Water acts as a barrier that slows the passage of necessary gases, especially oxygen, from the soil into the root system, effectively killing the root system if allowed to occur for long periods of time