This project explores genetically modifying crops to be irrigated with seawater, conserving groundwater. It reviews scientific evidence on groundwater challenges, climate change impacts on agriculture, and the development of salt-tolerant plants (halophytes). The study discusses genetic modification methods, including Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and particle gun techniques for gene transfer. Legal and soil salinity considerations are examined, along with regulations and historical soil issues. Experiments include testing osmosis in cucumbers, irrigating Pilea plants with saltwater to challenge glycophytic tolerance, and confirming soil salt accumulation after irrigation. All which paves the way for there to be produced a salt water tolerant crop.
This is how I came up with the idea for this project:We came up with the idea, trying to solve a problem for a school paper. The previous fall had been exeptionally rainy, causing floods near our homes, this has had an inpact on our project.
