Soybean Science Challenge 2021

Hannah & Hadleigh Baker, Mountain Home Junior High School, Mountain Home, AR Mentor: Josh Baker Category: Environmental Science/Natural Resource Systems Project Title: Comparing Flavor Preferences of White-Tailed Deer to Understand Their Feeding Tendencies in Order to Improve Deer Numbers at Feeding Sites   Abstract: Wildlife populations are an extremely vital part of the agricultural industry. For white-tailed deer,…

Alyssa Butler, Carlisle High School, Carlisle, AR Mentor: Carly Bokker Category: Plant Sciences Project Title: Greenhouse host resistance rate study on soybean cultivars to southern root-knot nematode   Abstract: The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is one of the most important yieldlimiting plant-parasitic nematodes that affect soybeans (Glycine max) in Arkansas. One of the best management tools that…

Ayana Patel, Magnolia Middle School, Magnolia, AR Mentor: Ryland Ochs Category: Plant Sciences Project Title: Relative thermal conductive and dissipative properties of commonly available soy products to distilled water   Abstract: My science fair experiment was, “Which Leaf Releases the Most CO2 in Two Hours?” I did this project because I thought it would be very interesting to…

Jack Hoyle, Taylor High School, Taylor, AR Mentor: Ms. Christy Hoyle Category: Engineering Project Title: Burning Biofuels   Abstract: With unprecedented human population growth comes an increased demand for sustainable agriculture systems and a greater demand for alternative fuel sources. It is important for agriculturalists to consider the wastes produced by production agriculture as energy sources and to…

Josh Tolbert, Monticello High School, Monticello, AR Mentor: Whitney Maggard Category: Chemistry Project Title: Relative thermal conductive and dissipative properties of commonly available soy products to distilled water   Abstract: Since Arkansas is a major producer of soybeans and soy products, it was questioned whether soy products could be better than water for water cooling in some fashion.…

Joseph Young, Mountain Pine High School, Mountain Pine, AR Mentor: Bobby Young Category: Environmental Sciences Project Title: Burning Biofuels   Abstract: Why is it when taking a shower, it’s never easy to find the perfect temperature? This could be due to the height of the person taking the shower. Using a self-constructed apparatus, the temperature was measured…