User:Spencer.Schulz/sandbox

Second Draft
-The nutrients in hydroponics can come from an array of different sources; these can include but are not limited to waste from fish waste, duck manure, or normal nutrients.

-For the domestic use, hydroponics is a way to grow produce for the laymen; without any soil. The process generally involves an apparatus that supplies water and liquid nutrients to yield the produce. Domestic hydroponic farming can be seen to be beneficial in a few ways. In nations with diminishing land for agriculture such as Japan and Italy, domestic hydroponics may be a way to subsidize the produce coming in the door. Domestic hydroponics has also had beneficial results in the United States in states like Arizona and New Mexico where farming is not seen to be effective or efficient. Hydroponics has allowed for these peoples to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables they may not have had the opportunity to previously.

-Hydroponic vs traditional plant growth.

-The difference between hydroponic growing and traditional soil growing is the soil medium. In hydroponic farming, the plant roots receive the nutrients and water through the watering system. Since the nutrients go to the roots directly (rather than the roots to the nutrients) the plant roots are able to grow stronger and faster. This contrasts with the physiology of plant roots in soil; this often is seen by roots searching for nutrient rich areas in the soil to grow towards.

First Draft
Hydroponics: Talk:Hydroponics Area of improvement: I could improve the area for indoor hydroponics for domestic use. I am qualified to do this because I used to have relations with one of the number one home hydroponic farming companies in the world, and learned a lot about the process.
 * Everything in this article for the most part relates to hydroponics. What did distract me was the chart; I felt it was not need and the reader would benefit more it it was just linked.
 * The article reads neutral, unbiased, and factual.
 * Substrates. The subcategory substrates is overly represented in the article. The indoor hydroponic farming for domestic use in underrepresented.
 * The links work great!
 * The references are in different mediums. Some are nonfictional and unbiased, and some are editorials and opinionated.
 * All the information is urgent, except history, thats old!
 * Lots of stuff happening on the Talk page. Primarily, the talk is all over the board and it is hard to determine the most discussed topic.
 * Article is rated C with a high level of importance.

CHANGE:

'The nutrients in hydroponics can be from fish waste, duck manure, or normal nutrients''. TO The nutrients in hydroponics can come from an array of different sources; these can include but are not limited to waste from fish waste, duck manure, or normal nutrients.'''

Nurse Log: Nurse log Area of improvement: I could improve the bit about how animal debris is beneficial for the nurse log and other plant life. I would research manure and feces to see what is in it that is beneficial to plants, and then relate that back to nurse logs.
 * This article reads moderately neutral, but what really sticks out and distracts me is the uncertainty in some sentences. For example, "Nurse logs may therefore provide some measure..." Makes me distrust the article and question ins validity
 * There are no frames or statements that read very biased or opinionated
 * The importance and benefits of a Nurse Log are significantly underrepresented. Pretty much the only thing covered is what a nurse log is, and how nurse logs come to be.
 * The links works and the sources support the claim!
 * The sources are not neutral. They come from independent authors, whom are bound to have give a taste of their own opinion-->bias.
 * All the citations and information are up to date
 * No talk on the talk page!
 * The article is rated stub-class, and ranked mid to low level of importance.

ADD:

The feces from various animals acts as a manure for organisms in that nurse logs system. Feces add nutrients to the nurse log system, primarily nitrogen. Nitrogen is a big proponent in plant growth.

Methyl Jasmonate: Methyl jasmonate Area of improvement: I can add where methyl jasmonate comes from (caterpillars). After taking 220, we learned a lot about how JA comes from caterpillars, and then I can touch on action potentials.

Ideas Draft
Botany -Everything in the article seemed relevant to the topic of botany. If I had one critique/something that distracted me was how loud the first paragraph was. I understand that thinks must be referenced and linked, but the Greek words distracted me from the flow of the reading. maybe this could have gone in history? -The article reads neutral; it is non-fictional and nothing pops out to me as being biased. -Of course it has it's own page, but the environmental change page is significantly underrepresented. Looking at size of paragraphs alone, it is substantially smallest. -The citations work and support the claim in the article! -Most facts are referenced with reliable references. All the links to various wiki pages are good, some references direct to biased websites. -Something that really struck out to me is in the first paragraph it says "Research topics include the study of plant..." where I think it should read "Research topics include, BUT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO" the study of plant..." this will keep things all inclusive. -A little talk on the article, but not too much -currently rated a "Good article" and part of 4 wiki projects

Plant Physiology -Everything was relevant to plant physiology, but I was distracted in the fact that History was in the middle of the page. Most wiki pages I have seen, the first sub category is history. -The article is neutral, for the most part. I think in the "aims" subcategory, others could disagree in what the aims for plant physiology are. -Current research is incredibly underrepresented, and "aims" some may say are overrepresented. -Links work great! -Things that need to be referenced are referenced, but there are not links to get to that source. that would be nice to see so that I may prove if something is biased or not. -I would not include "While most people know that light..." it is making an unsupported assumption upon the readers -This is a B-Class on the project scale and rated as top-importance for information