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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Supervised agriculture experience






2. Material used to control mites






3. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






4. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil






5. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






6. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year






7. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






8. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






9. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






10. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






11. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






12. Working for someone else






13. Material used to control nematodes






14. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element






15. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






16. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust






17. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






18. The primary growing point of the stem






19. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






20. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






21. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






22. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






23. An award for an individual's SAE






24. One who works for oneself






25. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






26. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






27. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






28. Plants with two cotyledons - flower parts usually in multiples of four or five - true secondary growth - vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem






29. Material used to control insects






30. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






31. A substance used to control rodents






32. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






33. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






34. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug keeping a ball of soil around the root system and covering it with burlap to hold the soil and roots together






35. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more






36. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)






37. Lethal dose






38. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






39. The female reproductive parts of a flower






40. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






41. Large trees with spreading canopies






42. Material used to kill or repel pests






43. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






44. Material used to control undesirable plants






45. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






46. The lower portion of a plant that bears neither leaves nor reproductive organs and that mostly develops underground and anchors the plant; the hairs absorb water and mineral nutrients






47. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






48. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor






49. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






50. A group of organisms with distinguishing characteristics from other plants in a species - but does not transfer those characteristics to the offspring through sexual reproduction