The rate of reaction defines as the concentration of reactant or product, consumed or produced within a given time frame. Changing one of the variables could lead to a differing rates of reaction speeds.
This investigation was made to examine the growth of mustard seeds in a controlled environment for a length of fourteen days. Shortly after starting a biology course an article was read, discussing 'the ways in which some insecticides are counterproductive in agriculture on a mass scale. This idea was intriguing. It was initially believed pesticides could be beneficial for plant growth and agriculture, by repelling plant eating pests and other rodents.