III The Mung Bean 333
III The Mung Bean 333
III The Mung Bean 333
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 1
Pangasinan Division II
BENIGNO V. ALDANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Proponents:
Nomer D. Soliven
Kristopher F. Pasaron
Adviser:
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1
1.2 Hypothesis...........................................................................................................4
METHODOLOGY.........................................................................................................6
1.2 Materials.............................................................................................................7
1.3 Procedure............................................................................................................7
3. Monitoring of Growth...............................................................................8
RESULTS......................................................................................................................8
LENGTH......................................................................................................................13
DISCUSSIONS............................................................................................................14
CONCLUSIONS..........................................................................................................16
REFERENCE...............................................................................................................18
CURRICULUM VITAE.....................................................................................................21
INTRODUCTION
Water plays a significant role for plant growth and also for seed germination.
Germination is the process by which seeds grow into new plants. The seed must be
and of course water. When there is plenty of water, the seed will fill with water, a
process known as imbibition. The water activates special proteins known as enzymes,
which kickstart the seed growth process. Water is absolutely necessary for seed
germination. Some seeds are extremely dry and require a significant amount of water
relative to their dry weight. Water is very important in seed germination. It aids in the
the growing embryo, softening the seed coats, and increasing seed permeability. It
also aids in seed rupturing and converts insoluble food into soluble form for
Plants are vital sources of food, habitat, and medicine, as well as helping to
control the water cycle and provide oxygen. Understanding the ideal type of water for
their germination also entails doing our part to assist plant diversity recover. Water is
the most limiting abiotic (non-living) component for plant growth and production, as
Water has a crucial role in plant growth and photosynthesis, as well as the
distribution of organic and inorganic compounds. Plants retain less than 5% of the
water taken by roots for cell proliferation and plant growth, despite this dependency.
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The quality of the water has a direct impact on the development of the plants. As a
result, using low-quality water for irrigation can pose toxicity and salinity risks that
With the use of different water types, we are aware that we will be using
different liquids with different pH level. Through this study, we would also like to see
the effect of pH in the germination and growth of plants. This study we use five types
of water with different types of pH level (Deep Well Water, Tap Water, Distilled,
Isotonic, and Alkaline). However, different water has different minerals and chemical
For the purposes of this study, Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata L.), often known
as Green Gram or Gold Gram, was chosen not only because of its well-known
property of being easily and swiftly germinated, but also because of its vital use to
many people, particularly in tropical climates. Mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)
The seeds have high nutritional value with high proteins, fibers, resistant starch and
phytonutrients making them rich in antioxidants to reduce aging (Ronald et al. 2016).
Mung bean is also used against chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and cardiac
within the brain (Chen et al. 2012). Mung bean has been consumed in many forms
like fried, boiled, powdered and sprouted. However, mung bean sprout is the most
forms. The nutritional value per 100 g of mung bean sprout is that it contains 7 g
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protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 24 g fat, 0.026 g sodium, 0.06 g potassium, 0.02 g iron,
0.029 g calcium, 103.5 calories of energy and other important vitamins (Hanumantha
et al. 2016). One of the most important benefits of sprouting mung beans is that it
helps in the elimination of the anti-nutrient agent called phytic acid. Phytic acid is a
well-known anti-nutrient that is present in other forms of mung beans. This agent
inhibits some of our important digestive enzymes that digest proteins and
carbohydrates, including amylase, trypsin and pepsin. Thus, sprouted mung beans
have higher digestibility as they are devoid of phytic acid. It also has increased
absorption of vitamins, iron, zinc, magnesium and other minerals. Due to unique
quality, mung bean sprouts are very famous and have high demand. However,
from any dilution and proper light (Islam et al. 2017). Sprouts grow well in hot and
humid weather, but the demand of sprouts increases in winter season when the
condition is not favorable for sprouting. This increases demand of mung bean sprouts
during winter and compels the hotels and suppliers to explore alternative ways of
having fresh mung bean sprouts in winter. Although freezing or storage helps, it has
the disadvantage of causing brownish discoloration in the sprouts. The growers try to
grow sprouts in winter, but it fails to achieve the required yield and quality because
mung bean seeds are sensitive to environmental condition. Special oven is nowadays
also supplanted for this purpose, but the percent of sprouts emergence and yield is still
very low (Maninder et al. 2017). The present study emphasizes on the impact of
temperature and water purity on the percent of emergence and yield of mung bean
sprouts.
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Using deep well water on plants is a low-cost way to provide nutrient-rich
water with minerals like calcium and magnesium in a pH range of 6 to 8. Tap water is
of pollutants such as fungi and germs. Although most tap water contains modest level
of chlorine for disinfection, it is not enough to harm most plants. Perfectly distilled
water, such as alkaline (pH 9) and isotonic water (pH 4), would be very promising in
germinating healthy mung bean sprouts, given the growing popularity of alkaline and
isotonic water among health-conscious people due to their claim of being beneficial to
germination of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) when moistened with different types of
water and pH level in terms of the number of sprouts for mungo seeds and the number
of sprouts with leaves and sprout height. We just estimated the pH value of each water
water pH. Thirty seeds were placed in a container for each different type of water. For
five (5) days, the growth of the mungo plant is watched and documented.
Limitations: Not removing the cover of the Pocari Sweat plastic container on day
1 to day 5, may result in the seeds not being exposed to the same environment as other
seed samples from other plastic container, but this was done to avoid contamination of
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1.2 Hypothesis
Ha: There is a significant difference among the water types and pH level effect
or a spore. The most common forms of germination include a seed sprouting to form a
seedling and the formation of a sporeling from a spore. Thus, germination occurs
used to determine which water types and pH levels can influence its growth.
Sprout Height. It is the height of the mungo plant after the first and second
The range goes from 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral. pH’s of less than 7 indicate acidity,
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Imbibition. The absorption of one substance by another, in particular the
Ionized water. It is natural water that has been run through an ionizer
machine's platinum and titanium plates to exchange some of the titanium and
platinum ions with the water, thereby increasing its alkaline nature and the pH level of
natural water.
METHODOLOGY
The goal of this study is to see if the types of water and pH level has an effect
on seed germination by observing the growth of mungo seeds and sprouts. The
researchers employed five (5) distinct types of water with various pH levels to
achieve this. The researchers monitored the growth of the mungo plant every day
from the beginning of the experiment because this study is focused on the important
effects of pH level on a growing plant. To gather the needed data from this inquiry,
extraneous variables or influences that could alter the behavior of the subject being
studied were strictly maintained. In first day to second day, ten (10) sprays were used
to moisten all of the subjects and in the third to five day, twenty-five (25) sprays. The
plants were observed for five (5) days to attain the said data.
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The types of water utilized to wet the Mung Bean seeds, namely distilled,
isotonic, deep well, tap and alkaline, are our independent variables. The number of
Mung Bean seeds germinated, the length of Mung Bean sprouts, and the number of
(Vigna radiata L.) from a local supermarket were soaked with distilled water and
seeds that floated were eliminated. Each water type has its own set of seeds, 30 seeds
1.2 Materials
5 Plastic Container
Tissue Paper
Spray
Ruler
Tweezer
1.3 Procedure
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Seed samples of mung bean (Vigna radiata) from a local supermarket were
washed and soaked with distilled water, seeds that floated were discarded to ensure
uniformity of viable seeds. The seeds were soaked 5 hours in distilled water because
of balanced pH level.
Thirty (30) mungo seeds were selected for each plastic container which means
there are (150) mungo seeds for the five containers. Seeds were place equidistantly
using tweezer. Water was sprayed to the seeds to help them grow into sprouts.
Observations were made for the whole day until it grows into sprouts. After five (5)
3. Monitoring of Growth
After the preparation for the set-up for was done, the next task was to take
care of the plants. All the subject materials were watered equally and photographed
every day. The number of sprouts for each plastic container were monitored and
recorded within the five-day period of sprout growing. When sprouts have grown at
the last day of monitoring, we measured the height of the tallest sprout per
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The quantity of mung bean seeds that germinated, the length of sprouts, and the
number of sprouts with leaves were all recorded. Molds were found, sprouts curled,
RESULTS
This chapter presents the findings, results and discussion on “The Mung Bean
Levels”
On day 3, 100% germination of the seed samples in various water types was
found, as shown in Table 1. The germination of mung bean seeds was affected by the
type of water utilized. Seeds in isotonic water did not germinate at the same speed as
seed samples in other water types, which was noteworthy. Molds began to grow at the
same rate as the other seed samples in different water types on day 4, and by day 5
had covered 4/30, or 13.3%, of the seed samples (see Figure 1).
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DISTILLED 27/30 29/30 30/30 30/30 30/30
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The number of sprouts with leaves is shown in Table 2 below. On day 5,
100% of the deep well sprouts had leaves, followed by distilled water (96.67%) and
alkaline water (90%). Some sprouts in an isotonic water setup did not continue to
grow and form leaves due to the presence of mold in some seeds. It contained only
10% of seeds with leaves. Although 100% of the sprouts in the deep well set-up had
grown leaves by day 5, visible signs of withering began to appear on day 2 (see in
figure 1).
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35
30 TAP WATER
25
DEEPWELL
20
DISTILLED
15
10 ALKALINE
5 ISOTONIC
0
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
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Tap Water Deep Well Distilled Alkaline Isotonic
Day
1
Day
2
Day
3
Day
4
Day
5
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LENGTH
(In millimeter)
TAP 168 mm
DISTILLED 197 mm
ALKALINE 186 mm
ISOTONIC 12 mm
On the last day of our experiment, we measured the tallest sprout. Table 3 shows that
seeds grown in deep well water set-up produced the longest average length of sprouts with a
length of 235mm at day 5 among the various water types examined. Followed by distilled
water (197mm), alkaline water (186mm), tap water (168mm) and isotonic water (12mm). The
molds that covered the seeds slowed the growth of sprouts in the isotonic water setup.
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DISCUSSIONS
The pH of the water used is to blame for the rotting and warping of the Mung Bean
Mung Bean, like other legumes, requires phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium,
and sulfur, and in an alkaline environment, it can show signs of iron chlorosis and other
micronutrient deficiencies (Oplinger E.S, et al, 1990), as its performance is greatest between
pH 6.2 and 7.2. (Li, Piper, n.d.). When the pH of water, growing media, or nutrient solution is
less than 7.0, it is acidic, meaning it has more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions; when the
pH is greater than 7.0, it is alkaline, meaning it includes more hydroxide ions. (Jesse Futch,
n.d.)
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The application of isotonic water caused all 30 seeds to germinate, but at a slow
manner. On the third day, there was no discernible development because some of the sprout
tips had begun to rot and molds. The acidity of the isotonic water is responsible for the rotting
and warping of the seeds. In reality, isotonic drinks are classed as drinks that can cause tooth
erosion, which is defined as the loss of tooth enamel as a result of direct acid contact. Dental
From Day 1 to Day 2, the seeds moistened with Alkaline water showed the best
growth performance, with their group being one of the most promising samples for being one
of the fastest germinating seeds along with deep well water in just one day. With their group,
most sprouts germinated on the first day and were still competing with Deep Well water-
moistened seeds on the second day. However, the curling and drying of their sprouts could
Although alkaline water enriches plants with nutrients such as magnesium, calcium,
and phosphorus, it also causes nutrient deficiencies such as boron, iron, zinc, and manganese
plants (Wikipedia, Plant nutrition), as seen in the alkaline water-moistened Mung Bean
sprouts.
Pure water is widely recognized as the finest for watering plants. Because distilled
performed better than alkaline water. Although the lack of chemicals in distilled water aids
photosynthesis and is free of all detrimental effects of sugar, acids, or bases, and is healthy
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for plants, according to Natasha Gilani in her e-how post, they don't include any additional
At the end of the 5-day experiment, deep well or hard water-moistened seeds had the
highest yield. Although the Illinois Department of Public Health defines "hardness" as the
Commonly Found), are still thought to be unsuitable for plants, and are frequently softened
with sodium carbonate. Furthermore, well water, according to Gilani, possesses plant-
nurturing agents and has the same impact as organic fertilizers like manure in that it
contributes critical nutrients to the soil because it comes from deep underground. It
accelerated the growth and development of Mung Bean sprouts, germinated all Mung Bean
seeds, and produced longer and straighter Mung Bean sprouts as well as more Mung Bean
leaves that were healthier and greener than the others (Gilani, n.d.).
CONCLUSIONS
The effects of different types of water on mung bean germination and growth in terms
development of mung bean sprouts is not possible with isotonic or alkaline water. The idea
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that ionized water, such as alkaline or isotonic water, would be ideal for producing mung
Plants are weakened and eventually killed by too much alkaline and acid. Minerals
that are beneficial to animals and humans are not always beneficial to plants, and can even
inhibit their growth and development. They, like salt and sugar, can prevent plants from
absorbing the proper amount of water. They can even make seeds vulnerable to bacterial and
Pure water, such as collected rainwater, is thought to be the ideal choice because it is
free, but with climate change and the possibility of acid rain, we may need to reconsider.
Purified water and distilled water, on the other hand, may not be practical for watering our
plants, not only because they are expensive, but also because we must consider adding
fertilizer to the soil to ensure that the plants receive the nutrients they require, as distilled
water is devoid of these nutrients. Hard water, such as deep well water, is best for growing
mung bean plants because it includes nutrients from the ground, similar to the effect of
organic fertilizers.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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NOMER D. SOLIVEN
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JOHN PAUL B. MALUBAG
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KRISTOPHER F. PASARON
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