Arabidopsis Growth Week 3

It’s the start of the third week of arabidopsis growth. Sadly there hasn’t been much growth difference from last week. Some notes:

  • I noticed that the seedlings in just about every sample aren’t doing too well.
  • Generally, planting on top of the agar wasn’t the ideal way to plant the seeds.
  • The seedlings in the most media and planted in the agar are doing alright.
  • The seedlings in the small jar (with about 4ml of agar) are all dry and the agar is all dried up as well. That sucks.
  • It’s hard to find a balance between keeping the plants covered and exposing them to air. I fear the lack of air flow is hindering their growth, but leaving them exposed also increases the evaporation rate. Having to constantly replace the water makes this experiment expensive for D2O/DDW studies.