Different Light Types and Their Effect on Wisconsin Fast Plant Growth Rate

• Dan McCauley

  Juniata College

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• Caiden Alexander

  Juniata College

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• Logan Douglas

  Juniata College

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• Dawson Booher

  Juniata College

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In this lab, we looked at how the growth rate of Wisconsin Fast Plants would change in different types of artificial light environments with our experimental groups being incandescent, fluorescent, and LED lights. The reason we chose to study this is to better understand the ideal light environment for use in plant cultivation indoors. This lab took place over a 2-week period wherein we measured the height in cm of the tallest plant in each pot every other day, logging it and looked for a trend after calculating growth rates. The data we collected shows that LED lights have a positive effect on growth rate for Wisconsin Fast Plant and displays the best effect from among these other common artificial light sources (fluorescent and incandescent).

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