Last Week of Watering
I have one more week of watering. Afterwards, I can start the propagation protocol. I have decided I will be using the chi-square method and adjusting the p-value using the false discovery rate method. I’ll still use bar graphs as a visual representation of my data so it’s easier to see differences. There haven’t been many changes when it comes to the plants themselves. The overwatered plants are all dead, but the underwatered and controlled plants are still well. One of the leaves of one of the under watered plants is a little droopy. There are no other changes. The propagation protocol is a normal leaf cutting propagation. So, I’ll be cutting off three leaves from the surviving plants. I’ll apply a certain amount of IBA taken from one of the papers I read earlier for my lit review. They will be left out under the sun for their cut to heal. Then they will be put in their separate pots and will undergo normal watering conditions for around a month. After that I can start looking at the different measurements I will take. The average root length, rhizome width, and the time it takes to grow a rhizome and root, number of rotted leaves, and number of roots will be found. I’ll have to make sure all of the conditions are the same just like normal, so I’ll be using the same thermometer and lux meter. Additionally, I can also look at the roots of the overwatered plant to see how they were affected.