TARAB ARAB Padi Sawah (Plant observation)




Weekly Report ( Week 1-4 )





NAME
MATRIC NUMBER
NG JING JIE
BS17160675
FICKRY JAJURI
BS17160677
NUR ULIRINA AK DOUGLAS NYEGING
BS17110050
SITI NURAZWANNI BT. WARISHAD
BS17160698
MARILYN LEANNE MONROE
BS17110366
EMILEY TOMPOK @ MOJINOK
BS17110145



Procedure

1)   5 different types of soil, 5 pots with the same size and paddy Tarab Arab seeds were prepared2     

2)   2/3 of the pot was filled up with soil. The soil was pat to compress it so that the level of soil does not shrink after watering. 

3)   The number of seeds were divided into 78 seeds equally for each pot and the seeds were spaced when seed sowing.  

4)   2 cm thick of soil was put on top after the seeds are placed on the soil. Each pot was water with the same amount (500ml) of water.  

5)   Then all the pots were put outside where it can get enough sunlight.

 

WEEK 1

No germination occur.








Figure 1:Residential College E, Blk B1









Figure 2:  Residential College E Compound







 

Figure 3: ODEC









Figure 4: UMS Peak









Figure 5: Garden Soil







WEEK 2



Table 1: Germination rates of TARAB ARAB Padi Sawah.

Type of Soil
Germination Rate (%)
Average Height (cm)
Residential College E, Blk B1
0
0
Residential College E Compound
0
0
ODEC
0.013 (1/78)
23
UMS Peak
0.051 (4/78)
5
Garden Soil
0.027 (2/78)
3



       

          The highest germination rate is on UMS Peak's soil which is 0.051% where 4 over 78 seeds germinated. The lowest rate of germination is on Residential College E, Blk B1 and Residential College E Compound where there is no seed germinated. The ODEC have the highest height of paddy plant among the soils.



Figure 1:Residential College E, Blk B1







 Figure 2:  Residential College E Compound

 

 





Figure 3: ODEC









  Figure 4: UMS Peak








 Figure 5: Garden Soil





 



  WEEK 3



Table 2: Germination rates of TARAB ARAB Padi Sawah before new seeds added.

Type of Soil
Germination Rate (%)
Average Height (cm)
Residential College E, Blk B1
0
0
Residential College E Compound
0
0
ODEC
0.013 (1/78)
26
UMS Peak
0.051 (4/78)
7
Garden Soil
0.027 (2/78)
4







The highest germination rate is on UMS Peak’s soil which is 0.051% where 4 over 78 seeds germinated. The lowest rate of germination is on Residential College E, Blk B1 and Residential College E Compound where there is no seed germinated. The ODEC have the highest height of paddy plant among the other soils.








 Figure 1:Residential College E, Blk B1



  
Figure 2:  Residential College E Compound

 



Figure 3: ODEC






  Figure 4: UMS Peak

  







Figure 5: Garden Soil  





        

          This observation did not have much changes from the previous week. There’s no new seed germinate can be observe. We also found seeds that already decay. Due to this problem, we decided to plant new seeds. Without disturbing the soil and other seed that already sprout, the new seed were planted on top of it. A new layer of the same type of soils were put on to cover the new seeds. This steps were done to all types of soil. The new seeds that were added was 68 seeds. So overall each pots have total 146 seeds on it. 



          The seeds decaying because of too many water while watering the plant. Therefore, we will reduces the water use to water the plant. The figure below shows the plant after planted new seeds.








 Figure 1:Residential College E, Blk B1







                                              
Figure 2:  Residential College E Compound



  
  Figure 3: ODEC

 




Figure 4: UMS Peak




Figure 5: Garden Soil  

 




  WEEK 4



Table 2: Germination rates of TARAB ARAB Padi Sawah after new seeds added.

Type of Soil
Germination Rate (%)
Height (cm)
Residential College E, Blk B1
0
0
Residential College E Compound
0.0205 (3/146)
7.0
ODEC
0.0147 (2/146)
25.1
UMS Peak
0.0068 (1/146)
7
Garden Soil
0
0



            

              
              This is the last week for our mini projects. Therefore, we have been digging the soil for each pot to make the observation more thoroughly. Before working on the soil, we found other plants in our pots. This makes it difficult to identify which one paddy is. After we dug the soil then we knew which one is paddy was due to the seed at the root of the plant. The highest germination rate is on Residential College E Compound soil which is 0.0205% where 3 out of 146 seeds germinated. There’s a lot more different from the previous week. Before this, the Residential College E Compound didn’t have any seed germinate, then after the new seeds planted 3 of it germinate. On the other hand, the Garden soil at the previous week have 2 seeds germinate but then for this week we found that no paddy seed germinate. This may because of two reason. One is in the previous week, confusing in determining the paddy plant. The other reason is the paddy plant may already withered. This reasons also applied to UMS peak plant observation. Next, we found one new seed germinate in ODEC soil. As for Residential College E, Blk B1 there’s no seed germinate from the first week.

               The low germination rate may because of the seeds did not have enough soil moisture. Soil moisture really effect the growth of a plant especially paddy plant. For the previous week, we reduces the water intake because of if over watered the plant, the seed will decayed. Too low in water will reduces the moisture content that lead the plant hard to grow. We also found that there’s no microbiology activities in the soil. This also effect the slow growth of the plant.





  Figure 1:Residential College E, Blk B1






 Figure 2:  Residential College E Compound

 

  
   Figure 3: ODEC



 Figure 4: UMS Peak



Figure 5: Garden Soil 

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