Plant Science

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The effect of independent variables on dependent variables Author name and affiliation

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Methods 

• References 

• Results and  discussion  

• Contacts 

• Acknowledgment  

Abstract 

• Less than 250 words Without headlines, describe the followings:

1. Background, Objectives, Hypothesis

2. Methods

3. Results

4. Take home message / conclusion

Introduction: • Paragraph one: describe radishes (benefits, economy …)

• Paragraph two: explain the importance of fertilizers and composts in garden and farms

• Paragraph three: examples of past studies

• Paragraph four: hypothesis and objectives

Present in chronological order.

Organize different steps / ideas/ results in different paragraphs

Don’t forget the citation

11/15/2015

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In text citation:

• One author  Author's last name, year of publication

• (Zakeri, 2015)

• Two authors  First author & Second author, year of publication

• (Zakeri & Bueckert, 2013)

• Three or more authors  First author et al., year of publication

• (Zakeri et al., 2013)

No first name, no initials

Experimental design:

I. Experiment had 3 treatments (Fertilizer, Compost, Control)

II. Each treatment was replicated 3 times

III. 3x3=9  experiment had 9 experimental units (pots)

IV. At planting, 4 (or more/less) seeds were planted in each pot. A week after, pots were thinned to 2 plants per pot.

V. At harvest, leaf chlorophyll content was measured, using a SPAD chlorophyll meter.

VI.Leaf area was measured using the Li-cor Leaf Area Meter, Model …

VII.Data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel

Don’t write We measured root circumference I harvested radishes They recorded leaf surface area (cm^2)

Write Root circumference was measured Radishes were harvested Leaf surface area (cm2) was recorded

Fertilizer increase the root circumferences by 10% compared to compost (Table 1). In comparison, root fresh weigh was similar in both fertilizer and compost treatments. These results are identical to the work by Smith (2010), which radish ….

Have a second pair of eyes read your paper  OR

Write it, leave it and read it a day after

Avoid unnecessary information