Exploring Plant Growth and Flower Count Variation Between Brassica rapa and Astroplants Mutants

Location

Turner Gymnasium

Access Type

Campus Access Only

Start Date

4-17-2024 12:00 PM

End Date

4-17-2024 1:15 PM

College

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Biology

Keywords

Brassica rapa, mutant

Abstract

Brassica rapa is a small flowering plant that is often used in classroom experiments due to its small size, low-maintenance growing conditions, and quick life cycle. Several mutant lines have been bred and briefly described, although not much is known about the actual genetic changes and therefore all the downstream effects of that mutation. We focused on observing phenotypes that may be affected by the gibberellin (GA) pathway. Nine different mutant lines of Brassica rapa were grown to more carefully identify the phenotypes affected by the mutations. Astro plants were grown over six weeks and plant height and number of flowers on each plant per plot were measured. We observed that astroplant mutants have a shorter total plant height (t-test

Faculty Mentor(s)

Dr. Kari Benson

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Apr 17th, 12:00 PM Apr 17th, 1:15 PM

Exploring Plant Growth and Flower Count Variation Between Brassica rapa and Astroplants Mutants

Turner Gymnasium

Brassica rapa is a small flowering plant that is often used in classroom experiments due to its small size, low-maintenance growing conditions, and quick life cycle. Several mutant lines have been bred and briefly described, although not much is known about the actual genetic changes and therefore all the downstream effects of that mutation. We focused on observing phenotypes that may be affected by the gibberellin (GA) pathway. Nine different mutant lines of Brassica rapa were grown to more carefully identify the phenotypes affected by the mutations. Astro plants were grown over six weeks and plant height and number of flowers on each plant per plot were measured. We observed that astroplant mutants have a shorter total plant height (t-test