The Effect of Green Light

on the Growth of Spike

Moss Fern(Selaginella)
GROUP 2
1. What is the effect of green light
on the growth of spike moss fern?
2. How does the green light affects
the growth of spike moss fern?
The objectives of this research are;
1) to determine the effect of green light on the growth of Spike
Moss Fern,
2) to investigate the survival rate of ferns on different colors of light,
3) to identify the benefits of light’s color on the growth of plants,
4) to study the different colors of light,
5) to discover new ways how to make plants grow faster and
healthier.
 INTRODUCTION
Spike moss (family Selaginellaceae), a mossy or fernlike
seedless vascular plant family of over 700 species in the
order Selaginellales. Selaginella is the only genus in the
family. They are found all over the world, but are most
common in the tropics. Many are forest plants; some grow
on trees, while others thrive in dry or semi-dry conditions
(Britannica, 2020). This plant needs 2-3 weeks in order to
fully grow. This study focuses on the effect of green light on
the growth of spike moss fern.
Green light is the least effective for plants because
they are themselves green due to the pigment
Chlorophyll. Different colored lights help plants achieve
different goals. Blue light, for example, helps
encourage vegetative leaf growth. Green light, Red
light, when combined with blue, allows plants to
flower. But since fern does not flower, we don’t expect
it to this study.
HYPOTHESIS

H0: The Spike Moss Fern grows slowly on a

green light.
H1: The Spike Moss Fern grows fast on a
green light.
 VARIABLES

CONTROL
The same kind of ferns.
-The same amount of soil
IV DV
-The same amount of
COLOR OF water GROWTH OF SPIKE
LIGHT(GREEN LIGHT) MOSS FERN
-The same time of
watering
The same height and age
of a spike moss fern
PROCEDURES
We planted two 3 inches spike moss fern.
We created one miniature green house covered with green
cellophane for the other one and placed it there and the
other one to the normal light.
We watered the fern 20 ml once a day for 2 days.
We observed the plant and we gathered data.
Results & Discussions
QUANTITATIVE (HEIGHT)

GROWTH OF SPIKE MOSS FERN IN 10 DAYS

5

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Green Light Normal Light

QUALITATIVE (COLOR OF LEAVES)

 DAYS GREEN LIGHT  NORMAL LIGHT 

DAY 1  No changes  No changes
 DAY 2  No changes  No changes
 DAY 3  No changes  Yellow Green
DAY 4 Yellow Green   Yellow Green
DAY 5   Yellow Green Yellow Green
DAY 6   Yellow Green  Green
 DAY 7  Green  Green
 DAY 8  Green  Green
 DAY 9  Yellow Green  Green
  DAY 10  Yellow  Green
 BEFORE

EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL
AFTER
CONCLUSION

The Spike Moss Fern grows

slower in Green Light.
GROUP 2
LEADER: Gumapac, Kaycel Marie D.
Members:
◦ Legaspi, Erika B.
◦ Mendoza, Brylle Marc
◦ Maluya, Fu B.
◦ Lungcayas, Arve Jane T.
◦ Gernaldo, Theshia Mae
◦ Magallanes, Carl John