May 26, 2026
Risking Our Breadbasket
By Matthew deGoey
Junior Category (Grades 7-8)
Experiment | Agriculture, Biology
Experiment studies the effect of small increases in soil temperature in a warming climate on the growth rate of wheat grass (used as a sample crop because it can be grown in a short period of time and is edible). Study found that a small rise in temperature (over room temperature soil) prohibited the growth of wheat grass.