LETTUCE SEED
BIOASSAY - page is still under construction
Students use lettuce seeds as a bio-indicator for water quality:
RESULTS OF NYC TESTS COMING SOON!
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Butter crunch lettuce
seeds used in water quality bioassay - BEFORE |
AFTER: In our positive control plate (distilled water)
85% of the seeds germinated
In addition to germination rates we measure the length
of the radicle (young root).
More about bioassay and materials/methods at Cornell Cooperative
Extension Web Site.
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