MINI PROJECT: BUBUT PADI SAWAH

CAPTAIN: Angeline Sharmini

Han Wen Shan

Alya Afiqah

Claudia Aurel

Chai Siew Huan

Report Submission:

First Lab Report (LINK)

Second Lab Report (LINK)

Third Lab Report (LINK)
6th Week Progress (LINK)

Fourth Lab Report (LINK)

Fifth Lab Report (LINK)

Hardcopy Overall Summary Report

Lab Schedule:

26th March 2018 - Soil permeability Test (Click Here)

26th March 2018 -  Sieve Analysis Test (CLICK HERE)

13th April 2018 - Soil Salinity Test (CLICK HERE)<VIDEO REPORT>

27th April 2018- Soil Nutrient Analysis

Research Questions:

1. Among each soil which is the most suitable soil to grow Paddy?
2. How does moisture content of each soil affect the Paddy growth?
3. Which soil is most fertile to grow Paddy productively?
4. How does the growth of Paddy related with soil minerals and phytoavailability/bioavailabilty?
5. How does soil moisture content and soil texture affect soil biology: rhizosphere activities/interaction?

Materials:

1. Paddy seeds
2. 5 pots (No hole, need to keep water)
3. 500ml recycle bottle (for watering)
4. 5 different soil texture (each soil sample can fit 2 pots, one portion for soil medium and one for lab analysis)
5. Record GPS coordinate soil sample location taken (can upload apps from smartphone)
6. 5 recycle empty transparent bottle glass jar for soil texture analysis (same size, smooth even surface).
7. 5 empty recycle tin can (same size), poke same number of holes at the bottom of the can.
8. 10 Recycle plastic container for air-dry soil.

1st Lab Analysis (Report submit online due 24th March 2018):

1. Fill up the pot 2/3 with soil. Pat the soil to compress the soil so that the level of soil does not shrink after watering.
2. Divide the number of seeds equally for each pot and space the seeds when seed sowing.
3. Top about 2cm thick of soil after seed are placed on the soil. Then water with same amount (500ml) for each pot.
4. Soil Color Analysis.
5. Soil Texture Analysis.
6. Soil Moisture: Weight 100gram each soil samples, record. Then air-dry soil. After 2 weeks, if soil has lost all soil moisture, weight dried-soil.
7. Water the soil two times a week until 26th March 2018. The watering frequency change after 26th March 2018.

Observation Record:

1. Germination rate for each pot.
2. Mortality/survival rate of the plant growth.
3. How long does seeds start to sprout an emerge from the soil for each soil texture.
4. Average growth of the plants (root, shoot and whole plant) for each soil texture every two weeks.
5. Nutrient availability of each soil sample.
6. Deficiency symptoms.
7. Capture photos of the plant development.

Watering Frequency and Growth Monitoring:

9th March - 26th March 2018 : Water two times a week same amount.

26th March 2018 - 27th April 2018 : Water once a  week.

27th April 2018 : Dug out carefully 5 plants (make sure roots intact) from each pot and measure the length of root, shoot and whole plant. Measure the wet weight of the whole plant. Then dry the plant, after plant dried completely. Measure plant dry weight.

SUGGESTION:

Read up on Paddy.

Get to know how to grow Paddy, its like and dislike.

Don't forget to keep your reference list for your report. Citations.

Fill free to add on research questions or observation data.