The effects of light color on plant growth Betsie Naylor Danielle Neal
Apr 01, 2015
The effects of light color on plant growth
Betsie Naylor Danielle Neal
Materials4 plant containers4 filters of different colors(red, blue, green,
clear)4 2 gallon potsWaterRuler
Method- Step 1Set up
Experiment
Step 2Measure height and water plants
Step 3Record an analyze data
Day 0 Day 5 Day 7 Day 9 Day 12 Day 14 Day 16
Natural 0 4.55 5.67 5.8 6.45 9.33 9.575
Blue 0 5.29 6.5 8 8.41 8.67 9.43
Green 0 5.29 6.96 7.42 7.54 7.75 8.35
Red 0 5.4 6.58 6.83 7.5 7.91 8.665
Results
0 5 7 9 12 14 160
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NaturalBlueGreenRed
Day
Pla
nt
Heig
ht
(cm
)
Day 5
Day 16
ConclusionsThe color of light DOES play a role in the
growth of plantsPlants growing in natural or blue light show
the most amount of growthPlants growing in green light show the least
amount of growth