Muhlenberg college

First Year Students' Independent, Long-Term Experiments on the Germination and/or Growth of

Wisconsin Fast Plants

Growing Methods for Fast Plant Seeds

The Quad Method for Growing Fast Plant Fast Plant Seeds Under Experimental Conditions:
This growing system (sold by Carolina Biological Supply Co., Burlington, NC) allows the students to grow a large number of plants in a minimal space. Each quad, with four cells, was used as one treatment or control group. This image shows the effects of 0.1% or 10% gibberellic acid on normal (not dwarf) plants.

 

 

The Petri Dish Method for Germinating and Growing Fast Plant Seeds Under Experimental Conditions
The seeds easily adhere to the wet filter paper that is placed in the top of the petri dish. The covered petri dish is then placed, almost vertical, in the bottom of a 2 liter soda bottle, which is filled with water or an experimental solution like 0.1% gibberellin.