Experiment Overview

We are Group 4 from Nelson County, Virginia. In our experiment, we grew four variations of plants, two with an AAP6 gene, and two with the gene disabled. The plants without the gene activated were the mutant type plants and the plants retaining the gene were the wild type plants. Two pots from each of these groups contained a six millimolar solution of potassium nitrate applied weekly, creating four different groups. The plants with the solution applied were called the experimental group and the other plants were called the control group. We measured the width of each pot's plants twice a week. Within the duration of this experiment, measurements were taken over three phases. During phase one, rosette width was measured. During phase two, bolt heights of the arabidopsis plants were measured. Finally, numbers of siliques were counted during phase three. Ultimately, the plants without the AAP6 gene grew more than those with it and the plants with the potassium nitrate solution grew more than those without it.