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Impact of pH on Plants Distribution in Selected Areas in UBC Farm

Abstract

Different pH values of soil can have both competitive and positive biotic interactions with plants, which was proved to be significant in shaping separate plant communities (Muñoz Vallés et al., 2015). The relationship between the soil pH and plant distribution was investigated in selected areas in UBC farm(#18-#20). Various samples of soil in these three regions were selected and pH was measured. Plant distribution and species were identified and counted as well. The results of this study show that there is no significant difference in pH in these three regions (pH=6.7-7). The number of plant species is similar and the plant density of lettuce and coriander on the UBC farm are similar. Furthermore, extreme pH values (pH >8 or pH <5.5) were not observed in this research and therefore they may have a significant effect on plant density.

Biographies

Shuyang Geng is from China and his research interest is in the field of statistics. In this research, he mainly worked on the figure of soil pH values versus plant distribution.

Yuze Du is a freshman in the science department of the University of British Columbia. He took a strong interest in the fields of biology and chemistry. Hence, he created his own unique understanding of soil pH and published the above-mentioned pH of the UBC farm after passing the test with his partner Shuyang.