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4.1 RESULTS
Growth
C1 and green
D1 and green
E1 and green
For the first week, the length of stem for plant B1 and C1 is 0.2 cm, while the rest is 0.3
cm. The length of the plant A1 is 8.2 cm, plant B1 is 7.0 cm, plant C1 is 7.5 cm, plant D1 is 8.1
cm and plant E1 is 7.3 cm. The amount of leaves for plant A1 and B1 are 3, and C1, D1 and E1
is 2. For observation, all the plant has healthy looking and green in color. This is because the
Growth
B1 (positive control)
C1
D1
E1
The second week, the length of stem for plant B1, C1 and D1 is 0.4 cm, 0.3 for plant A1
and E1. The length of the plant A1 is 10.3 cm, plant B1 is 11.0 cm, plant C1 is 10.9 cm, plant D1
is 9.5 cm and plant E1 is 10.8 cm. The amount of leaves for plant A1, B1 and C1 are 4, and D1
and E1 is 3. We can notice the changes of colour for the leaves. The plant A has some yellow
spots and the colour is not as green as the rest. For observation, all B1, C1, D1, and E1 plant has
healthy looking and firm. Plant A1 looks healthy but the stems are quite soft.
4.1.3 Observation on growth of plant with different treatment for week 3
Growth
D1 dark green
E1
The third week, the length of stem for plant A1, B1 and E1 is 0.5 cm, 0.4 for plant C1
and D1. The length of the plant A1 is 24.5 cm, plant B1 is 38.0 cm, plant C1 is 33.0 cm, plant D1
is 28.4 cm and plant E1 is 38.6 cm. The amount of leaves for plant A1 and E1 is 8, B1 is 9, C1 is
6 and D1 is 7. We can notice the changes of colour for the leaves. The plant A has some yellow
spots and the colour is not as green as the rest. For observation, plan A1 has stem that really soft,
and looks unhealthy. For plant B1, it has the stiffest stem and healthy looking. For plant C1, it
has 3 small stems with lot of leaves. For plant D1, most of the leaves are dark green. Lastly, for
Growth
E1 healthy looking
For week 4, the length of stem for plant A1, B1, C1, and E1 is 0.5 cm, and for plant D1 is 0.4
cm. The length of plant for plant A1 is 28.4 cm, plant B1 is 49.5 cm, plant C1 is 35.5 cm, plant D1
is 4.5 cm and plant E1 is 43.2 cm. The amount of leaves for plant A1 is 10, B1 is 12, C1 is 9 and
both of D1 and E1 is 11. Another observation of the plants, for plant A1, the stem is really soft and
pale green in color. For plant B1, it has the stiffest stem and has healthy looking. For plant C1, it
has healthy looking with dark green leaves. Plant D1 divides into two new plants and lastly for
plant E1, it has quite soft stem, and not healthy looking.
Number of leaves vs. week
14
12
Number of leaves 10
0
Plant A1 Plant B1 Plant C1 Plant D1 Plant E1
0.5
Length of stem
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Plant A1 Plant B1 Plant C1 Plant D1 Plant E1
50
Length of plant
40
30
20
10
0
Plant A1 Plant B1 Plant C1 Plant D1 Plant E1
Plant A1
Plant B1
Plant C1
Plant D1
Plant E1
Distilled water treatment soil pH
Plant A1
Plant B1
Plant C1
Plant D1
Plant E1
4.4 DISCUSSION
After the rice is washed, it will put out nutrients from the rice such as nitrogen (N),
phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). These are the nutrients that needed for a plant to grow. Different
type of rice will have different amount of nutrients in it. In our experiment, we used three type of rice
For the results, we investigate it from 4 aspects. First aspect is from the number of leaves. The
number of leaves for brown rice and glutinous rice is same which is 11. This is the highest result
among rice treatment. For the number of leaves, there is a factor that affect the leaves development
which is the amount of nutrient in the soils. Higher nutrient in soil will lead to higher leaves
development and increase the number of leaves. This is proved that brown rice and glutinous rice are
treatment has same result with NPK fertilizer treatment and tap water treatment which is 0.5 cm. For
brown rice treatment, the length of stem is 0.4 cm. For the result in this aspect, brown rice treatment
has the lowest result. There is factor that can affect the length of stem which is the amount of sunlight
exposed to the plant. This situation shows that plant from brown rice treatment did not get enough
sunlight exposure.
The third aspect is the length of the plant. From this aspect, the highest result among the rice
treatment is glutinous rice and brown rice is the lowest. The factor that can affect this aspect is also
the amount of sunlight exposed to the plant. This will support that plant from the brown rice treatment
The last aspect that we investigate is the condition of the plant. The best result for this aspect
among rice treatment is brown rice. The plants divide into two new plants as a sign that the plant is
healthy and developing. Not like the plant from another rice treatment, the condition is not healthy
looking and dark in green color. This results proved that brown rice water treatment is the best as it
produces the most healthy plant among another rice treatment and the result is almost likely NPK
fertilizer.
From all of the aspects and situation, it is proved that brown rice treatment is better than
negative control which is tap water treatment, but lower than positive control which is NPK fertilizer.
4.4.2 pH of soil
Soil pH is a measure of hydrogen ions (H+) in the soil. In other words, a soil pH value is a
measurement of the concentration of ions held to soil particles and organic matter. Different type
of plants needs different value of soil pH for optimum growth rate. Ipomoea aquatica is adapted to
a wide range of soil conditions and has a relatively high soil moisture requirement and
clay soils are generally suitable. Soils with a high level of organic material are preferable. Soil pH
is important because it influences several soil factors affecting plant growth, such as soil bacteria,
nutrient leaching, nutrient availability, toxic elements, and soil structure. Bacterial activity that
releases nitrogen from organic matter and certain fertilizers is particularly affected by soil pH. The
pH is not an indication of fertility, but it does affect the availability of fertilizer nutrients. A soil
may contain adequate nutrients yet growth may be limited by a very unfavorable pH.
The optimum pH soil for Ipomoea aquatic is between 5.3-6.0. NPK fertilizer treatment is
the most optimum for soil pH of Ipomoea aquatica as it states the best result for Ipomoea aquatica
growth in all of the aspects and the pH soil of NPK fertilizer treatment is 5.51. The value of soil
pH in tap water treatment is between 6.15–8.5. This value is not really suitable for Ipomoea
aquatica as it can be too basic. The value of soil pH in brown rice treatment is 5.9. Brown rice
treatment soil pH is the best among another rice treatment. It almost achieved the optimum rate of
soil pH for Ipomoea Aquatica to has highest rate of growth development. This situation proved
that brown rice is better than the negative control which is tap water treatment and lower than
For plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil.
Roots can also be aerial or aerating, that is, growing up above the ground or especially
above water. A few roles of roots are for anchoring of the plant to the soil, absorption of
water and nutrients from the soil and conduction of absorbed water and nutrients to stem.