CSSF Project Listings: 2016
Plant Biology
Senior Division
- S1801 — Second Place
- Titash Biswas, Grade 10
Drowning the California Drought: A Novel Approach of Combining Biochar and Gypsum to Improve Crop Yield
Advisor: Ms. Orenda Tuason
School: Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County
- S1802
- Milan S.S. Brennan, Grade 10
Using a Drone to Measure Cover Crops in Organic Strawberry Furrows
Advisor: Dr. Eric Brennan
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1803
- Anthony J. Castillo, Grade 9
Effects of Seed Priming on Germination and Seedling Vigor of Aged Yemeni Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Landrace Seeds
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Dolphin
School: St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, Los Angeles County
- S1804 — Honorable Mention
- Dina S. Dehaini, Grade 9
Plant Communication Experimentation
Advisor: Mrs. Najwan Nassereldin
School: Islamic School of San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1805
- Alexander J. Ditto, Grade 12
Effects of Pisum sativum and Rhizobia Bacteria on the Ammonium Concentration in Martian Regolith Simulant
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1806
- Danika R. Flemming, Grade 11
Investigating the Use of Agricultural Combustion Waste on Brassica Productivity
Advisor: Mr. Davin Aalto
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1807
- Michael J. Garcia, Grade 9
Patrick V. Jackson, Grade 9
Transforming Plants
Advisor: Mr. Eric Tom
School: Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, Los Angeles County
- S1808
- Anita Garg, Grade 10
The Effect of Seeding Styles, Competition, and Slope Orientation on a Native Coastal Sage Scrub Community
Advisor: Ms. Valerie Thompson
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1809 — Honorable Mention
- Sandhya Kalavacherla, Grade 11
Mutants of Leucine Rich Receptor-like Kinase Proteins Show Increased Biomass: A Proteomic Study
Advisor: Dr. Renate Weizbauer
School: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, Alameda County
- S1810 — Fourth Place
- Nicolas S. Laqua, Grade 10
Annam Tran, Grade 10
Novel Transfection of Macroalgal Azolla and Lemna Mediated by Agrobacterium to Elevate Neutral Lipid Biofuel Production
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1811
- Dina Mirbabaei, Grade 9
The Effect of the Number of Stomata on the Transpiration Rate of Plants
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1812
- Sofia Perez, Grade 9
Janet Reyes-Zamora, Grade 9
The Effects of Increased Air Pressure on Seed Germination
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Manabe
School: Diamond Technology Institute, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
- S1813
- Andee L. Poole, Grade 10
Effect of Bovine Manure Age on Food Crop Productivity
Advisor: Mr. Davin Aalto
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S1814 — Honorable Mention
- Sherry Y. Xu, Grade 10
The Effect of Drought on California Native Plant Diversity
Advisor: Dr. Barbara Fernandez-Going
School: Troy High School, Fullerton, Orange County
- S1815
- Isabelle H.S. Yardumian, Grade 10
The Effect of Tilting Phaseolus vulgaris Plants at a Forty Five Degree Angle on Biomass and Overall Growth
Advisor: Mr. Mike Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1816
- Elina B. Yon, Grade 11
The Effects of Silicate Applications on Drought Tolerance and Growth of Lolium perenne and Lactuca sativa var Longifolia
Advisor: Mrs. Cathy Messenger
School: Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County
- S1817 — First Place
- Teevyah Yuva Raju, Grade 10
Drought Impact on Soilborne Fungal Pathogen of Tomato
Advisor: Mr. Hung Doan
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S1899 — Third Place
- Esther E. Koh, Grade 10
Sucrose Efflux Mediated by SWEET Proteins as a Crucial Aid for Whitefly Feeding
Advisor: Dr. Linda Walling
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
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