MINI PROJECT GROUP: STRING BEAN To Upland Paddy



Group Members: JOHN NIELSON ANAK GRIFFIN (CAPTAIN)
MOGANANTHENI
LIEW SIN YIN
INTAN NATASYA
NURZAHARAH
TAN SHI MIN

Report Submission:
First Lab Report (Click Here)
Second Lab Report (Click Here)
Third Lab Report (Click Here)
Fourth Lab Report (Click Here)
5th Week Paddy Plant Growth Progress (Click Here)
Fifth Lab Report (Click Here)
Hardcopy Overall Summary Report

Lab Schedule:

26th March 2018 - Soil permeability Test (Click Here)<VIDEO REPORT>
26th March 2018 - Soil Salinity Test (CLICK HERE)
13th April 2018 - Sieve Analysis Test (CLICK HERE)
13th April 2018- Soil Nutrient Analysis (ClICK HERE)
27th April 2018- Soil Moisture Analysis

Research Questions:
  1. Among each soil which is the most suitable soil to grow Phaseolus vulgaris?
  2. How does moisture content of each soil affect the Phaseolus vulgaris growth?
  3. Which soil is most fertile to grow Phaseolus vulgaris productively?
  4. How does the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris related with soil minerals and phytoavailability?
  5. How does soil moisture content and soil texture affect soil biology: nodules and rhizosphere activities/interaction?
Materials:
  1. Phaseolus vulgaris seeds
  2. 5 pots (poke same number of holes at the bottom of the pot for drainage)
  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 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 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 of each type of soil).
  7. Water the soil daily with the same amount until 23rd March 2018. The watering frequency change after 23rd 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 plant growth development.
    8. Number of nodules.
    9. Number of root hair/branches.
    Watering Frequency and Growth Monitoring:

    9th March 2018 - 25th March 2018 : Water once a day same amount.

    26th March 2018 - 8th April 2018 : Water alternate days.

    8th April 2018 - 27th April 2018: : Water only twice a week.

    27th April 2018: Dug out carefully 3 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. Count No. of nodules. 
    Moisture Analysis: Before watering the plant, measure the soil moisture from each pot. Then water the same (ml) amount of water. Measure soil pH. After 4 hours, measure again the soil moisture.

    SUGGESTION:

    Read up on String Bean.

    Get to know how to grow String Bean, 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. 

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