Republic of the Philippines
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERISTY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
General Santos City
Submitted by
Cacho, Amiel Jones
dela Cruz, Raymund Kim
Navat, Michael Joseph
Mendez, Dwight Luciano
Submitted to
Prof. Estrella G. Lasiste
INTRODUCTION
All plants require sunlight to grow. Plants can be grown under artificial lights, but
these lights are just mimicking the effects of sunlight. Depending on the type of plant and
its natural habitat, the amount of sunlight required for healthy growth will vary, but no plant
will survive for long in the absence of light.
The amount of sunlight a plant receives will affect its rate and amount of growth.
Other factors such as temperature and available soil nutrients are important but without
sunlight, the plant cannot survive. Beans that has been planted and kept in the dark will
germinate and begin to grow but this is due to the stored energy in the bean seed. The
plants will be straggly and pale and will soon die.
Plants have adapted to this need for light in different ways. Some have developed
large leaves which can contain large amounts of chlorophyll. Others grow tall to tower
over their fellows and absorb more sunlight. It is this need for sunlight through the
presence of chlorophyll that gives the majority of plants their green color. Even purple or
silver leaf plant s contain chlorophyll, its color being masked by other pigments.
Objectives
1. Determine of the effect of different light spectrum to mung bean.
2. Determine the amount of dry matter gained by mung bean as affected by
different light spectrum.
Procedures
Acquire red and blue water cellophane, and carbon paper for the experiment.
Bring mung bean as planting material
Have five treatments with 3 replications – control variable or open sunlight,
covered with red water cellophane, blue water cellophane, covered with carbon
paper, and a layer of blue and red water cellophane.
Observe the experiment for 10 days.
After 10 days gather the data – length of the stem and roots, color, physical
characteristics, initial weight and weight after it was in oven.
Put the 15 samples in an oven dryer for 10 hours to get the dry matter of the
plant.
DATA GATHERED
Table 1. Treatment 1- Control Variable
Length of
Length of No. of Initial Weight Final Weight Dry Matter
R Roots
Stem (cm) Leaves (g) (g) (g)
(cm)
1 26.66 12 4 1.50 0.25 1.25
2 23 10 4 1.20 0.13 1.07
3 41.66 10 4 2.10 0.51 1.59
Table 2. Treatment 2- Red
Length of Length of
No. of Initial Weight Final Weight Dry Matter
R Stem Roots
Leaves (g) (g) (g)
(cm) (cm)
1 24.66 6 4 2.39 0.15 2.24
2 24 8 4 1.61 0.21 1.4
3 33 8 4 2.27 0.28 1.99
Table 3. Treatment 3 – Carbon Paper
Length of Length of
No. of Initial Weight Final Weight Dry Matter
R Stem Roots
Leaves (g) (g) (g)
(cm) (cm)
1 16.66 8 4 1.46 0.05 1.41
2 16.5 7 4 0.45 0.08 0.37
3 28.33 8 4 1.36 0.14 1.22
Table 4. Treatment 4 – Blue-Red
Length of Length of
No. of Initial Weight Final Weight Dry Matter
R Stem Roots
Leaves (g) (g) (g)
(cm) (cm)
1 52.33 5 4 1.40 0.11 1.29
2 29.33 5 4 0.85 0.12 0.73
3 29.33 6 4 0.91 0.06 0.85
Table 5. Treatment 5 – Blue
Length of Length of
No. of Initial Weight Final Weight Dry Matter
R Stem Roots
Leaves (g) (g) (g)
(cm) (cm)
1 28.33 8.66 4 0.70 0.10 0.60
2 25.33 6.66 4 0.83 0.10 0.73
3 31 11.66 4 0.68 0.08 0.60
Table 6. Mean Summary
Length of Initial Final Mean
Length of No. of
Treatment Roots Weight Weight Dry
Stem (cm) Leaves
(cm) (g) (g) Matter
1. Control
30.44a 10.66a 4a 1.60 0.30a 1.30ab
Variable
2. Red 27.22a 7.33bc 4a 2.09 0.21ab 1.88a
3. Carbon
20.50a 7.66bc 4a 1.09 0.09b 1b
Paper
4. Blue-Red 37.00a 5.33c 4a 1.05 0.29b 0.96b
5. Blue 28.22a 9.00ab 4a 0.74 0.09b 0.64b
GRAND 28.67466667 7.998666667 4 1.314 0.158 1.156
MEAN
ANOVA TABLES
Stem Length
Source Ss df ms F Sig.
treatment 424.724 4 106.181 1.718ns .238
replication 212.264 2 106.132 1.717ns .240
Error 494.411 8 61.801
Total 1131.398 14
CV = 215.52%
Root length
Source Ss df ms F Sig.
treatment 47.293 4 11.823 6.569* .012
replication 4.933 2 2.467 1.370ns .308
Error 14.400 8 1.800
Total 66.627 14
CV = 22.50%
Final Weight
SV SS DF MS F Sig.
treatment .105 4 .026 3.126ns .080
replication .024 2 .012 1.409ns .299
Error .067 8 .008
Total .195 14
CV = 5.06%
Dry Matter
SV SS DF MS F Sig.
treatment 2.604 4 .651 8.349** .006
replication .686 2 .343 4.401ns .051
Error .624 8 .078
Total 3.914 14
CV = 6.75%
DISCUSSION
Light is one of the factors involved in photosynthesis – the food making process of
plant in order to grow and develop. It was observed that varying light wavelengths did not
have significant effects on the stem length, number of leaves and final weight of
mungbean samples. However, there was significant effect on the root length and total dry
matter of the treatments. Far red light (Treatment four) produced the tallest stem length
with a mean of 36.9967 centimeters. As for root length, treatments one (control) and five
(blue light) showed the longest root lengths at 10.6667 and 8.9933 centimeters
respectively. As for the dry matter weight, red light and normal light (control) produced
the greatest amounts at 1.88 and 1.30 respectively.
Data of Mungbean as affected by varying light wavelengths
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35
30
25
20
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10
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control Red Carbon paper Blue-red Blue
stem length root length no.of leaves final weight mean dry matter
CONCLUSION
Based on the data gathered, the proponents conclude therefore, that the presence
of light, with regard to wavelength, is positively correlated with the root growth and total
dry matter content of mung bean plants. Although there is no significant change in the
stem length, number of leaves, and final weight of the plants, the effect on root
development is evident as the wavelength increases (from normal light to blue-red).
Although there is negative correlation between root length and dry matter weight (r = -
.040), this shows to prove that treatments other than white light (control variable) shows
significant reduction in either root length, dry matter weight or both. hence, in order to
achieve maximum growth in mung bean plants, white light should be used.
DOCUMENTATION
Figure 1. Land Preparation Figure 2. Preparation of Planting Medium
Figure 3. Planting Figure 4. Site Preparation
Figure 4.1. Setting Up of the Samples Figure 4.2. Setting Up of the Samples
Figure 5. Mung bean after 10 days Figure 6. Setting up in an oven
Figure 7. Setting 90 °C for 10 hours Figure 8. Mung bean after oven drying
Figure 9. Gathering of data Figure 9.1. Gathering of data
Figure 10. Dry mung bean
