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Horticulture

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






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






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






4. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






5. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






6. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






7. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






8. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






9. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






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






11. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape






12. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






15. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






17. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






18. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






19. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






20. Career Development Event






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






22. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






23. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes






24. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






25. The female reproductive parts of a flower






26. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






28. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident






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






30. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project






31. The naming of organisms






32. A substance used to control rodents






33. An award for an individual's SAE






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






35. One who works for oneself






36. 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






37. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






38. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






41. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field






42. Material used to control nematodes






43. The beginning of growth from a seed






44. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape






45. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






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






47. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem






48. Supervised agriculture experience






49. The primary growing point of the stem






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







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