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Horticulture

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1. A soft - nonmetallic element






2. 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






3. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






4. An award for an individual's SAE






5. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






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






7. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






8. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






9. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






10. Exposure to danger or harm






11. A substance used to control rodents






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






13. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






15. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






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






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






18. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






19. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






21. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






23. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






24. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop






25. One who works for oneself






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






27. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






28. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






33. Lethal dose






34. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






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






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






38. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






39. The primary growing point of the stem






40. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






42. Material used to control insects






43. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






44. 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






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






46. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






47. The manufacture of food by green plants in which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence of light and chlorophyll to form sugar and oxygen






48. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






50. Anything unwanted






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