BIOL 114: The Effect of matcha on Arabidopsis thaliana growth and development
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Printed poster
Entry Number
2349
Start Date
4-16-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
4-16-2025 1:15 PM
School
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
Biology
Keywords
Arabidopsis
Abstract
Matcha is a powdered green tea that has bioactive compounds that affect the growth of plants around it. We applied matcha powder to our bottom-watering sequence using four different groups of wild-type or unknown mutant (25026) Arabidopsis thaliana plants. We compared it with control groups receiving normal water. Over three weeks, we monitored the leaf diameter of each plant to analyze the growth within each group. Matcha application yielded early differences, with wild-type showing better growth, but this difference was negligible by the end of the experiment. We conclude that the unknown mutant (25026) may have a detrimental early growth phenotype in the presence of chemicals found in matcha.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. John Leonard
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Biology
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BIOL 114: The Effect of matcha on Arabidopsis thaliana growth and development
Turner Gymnasium
Matcha is a powdered green tea that has bioactive compounds that affect the growth of plants around it. We applied matcha powder to our bottom-watering sequence using four different groups of wild-type or unknown mutant (25026) Arabidopsis thaliana plants. We compared it with control groups receiving normal water. Over three weeks, we monitored the leaf diameter of each plant to analyze the growth within each group. Matcha application yielded early differences, with wild-type showing better growth, but this difference was negligible by the end of the experiment. We conclude that the unknown mutant (25026) may have a detrimental early growth phenotype in the presence of chemicals found in matcha.