Best in Show: Fall 2025

Best in Show Winners

Mycorrhizal
Moon

Experimental Design

Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Lactuca sativa Growth in Lunar Simulant Soil

High School Level

Gamma
Team

Plant Growth

Plant Wars: Martian Vs. Earth plant progression

High School Level

Sprayberry STEM Moon Explorers 1

Innovation

Hydrotropism Influence on Root Directionality in Lunar Regolith

High School Level

Sprayberry STEM Mars Explorers

Evaluation of Results

Analysis of Wood Grain Additives on Crop Growth in Martian Regolith

High School Level

Space
Fried Rice

Experimental Design

Space Fried Rice 2025-2026: Monitoring Rice Growth in Lunar Regolith

Professional Level

Team 4:
KASH

Plant Growth

Effects of Bradyrhizobium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Pseudomonas putida on Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Plant Yield in Martian Regolith Soil.

Professional Level

Radicle
Roots

Innovation

The Impact of Hydrogels and Fertilizer on Radish Growth in Martian Regolith

Professional Level

EPCC Team
Voyager

Evaluation of Results

Examining the relationships between plant biomass and AMF inoculation in plant seedlings grown in lunar regolith simulant

Professional Level

State Award Winners

Top FL Team

High School Level

Stardust Seeders

Panama City, FL

Top GA Team

High School Level

Sprayberry STEM Mars Explorers

Marietta, GA

Top IA Team

High School Level

City High APES 7-A

Iowa City, IA

Top MA Team

High School Level

Lambda Team

Foxborough, MA

Top TX Team

High School Level

Seed for Progress

Georgetown, TX