BIO114 The Effect of Humidity on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth and Development
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Printed poster
Entry Number
21
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
Global warming has increased the amount of water that the atmosphere can hold– the world is getting more humid. Several studies have reported that plants are widely affected by higher humidity levels. Arabidopsis thaliana is native to Colombia– a humid country. Due to high humidity levels, it is hypothesized that with the plant we chose, Arabidopsis thaliana, the plant will grow taller. With our mutant plants, we do not know how the high humidity will affect them. By using equal amounts of plant pots in a high humidity environment and a controlled environment, we were able to determine the effect on our wild type and mutant plants. One big factor was bolt height. The bolt height of the wildtype control was taller than the mutant control. This applied to the experimental groups as well. Because the mutant bolt height is more similar in both conditions, this mutated gene may help produce-plants be more resistant to the rising humidity.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Friedman
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Biology
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BIO114 The Effect of Humidity on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth and Development
Turner Gymnasium
Global warming has increased the amount of water that the atmosphere can hold– the world is getting more humid. Several studies have reported that plants are widely affected by higher humidity levels. Arabidopsis thaliana is native to Colombia– a humid country. Due to high humidity levels, it is hypothesized that with the plant we chose, Arabidopsis thaliana, the plant will grow taller. With our mutant plants, we do not know how the high humidity will affect them. By using equal amounts of plant pots in a high humidity environment and a controlled environment, we were able to determine the effect on our wild type and mutant plants. One big factor was bolt height. The bolt height of the wildtype control was taller than the mutant control. This applied to the experimental groups as well. Because the mutant bolt height is more similar in both conditions, this mutated gene may help produce-plants be more resistant to the rising humidity.