BIOL114: The Effects of Flooding on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth and Development
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Printed poster
Entry Number
14
Start Date
4-16-2026 12:00 PM
End Date
4-16-2026 1:15 PM
School
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
Biology
Keywords
Arabidopsis
Abstract
Due to climate change there has been an increase of flooding unpredictability and intensity. Studies show that environmental stress, such as flooding, can cause significant impact on plant growth and development due to the lack of oxygen. We hypothesized that the plants flooded once a week would result in significant lack of growth. The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the response to flooding, seeds of the Arabidopsis thaliana mutant gene 68673 and wild-type control. Plants were grown under standard laboratory conditions of 70 degrees fahrenheit, light for 16 hours, 15-20 minutes of bottom watering 3 times a week. In our final results the calculations demonstrated a significant difference in height between mutant type and wild type, flooded versus untreated, and that there was significant interaction between flooded and untreated. Due to climate change, plants need to have the ability to adapt to their environment. In this study, the wild type plants showed that they would be able to adapt to a flooded environment whereas the mutants did not.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Erin Friedman
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Biology
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BIOL114: The Effects of Flooding on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth and Development
Turner Gymnasium
Due to climate change there has been an increase of flooding unpredictability and intensity. Studies show that environmental stress, such as flooding, can cause significant impact on plant growth and development due to the lack of oxygen. We hypothesized that the plants flooded once a week would result in significant lack of growth. The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the response to flooding, seeds of the Arabidopsis thaliana mutant gene 68673 and wild-type control. Plants were grown under standard laboratory conditions of 70 degrees fahrenheit, light for 16 hours, 15-20 minutes of bottom watering 3 times a week. In our final results the calculations demonstrated a significant difference in height between mutant type and wild type, flooded versus untreated, and that there was significant interaction between flooded and untreated. Due to climate change, plants need to have the ability to adapt to their environment. In this study, the wild type plants showed that they would be able to adapt to a flooded environment whereas the mutants did not.