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Horticulture

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






2. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






4. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






12. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






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






14. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






17. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






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






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






21. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Material used to kill or repel pests






29. One who works for oneself






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






31. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






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






34. Anything unwanted






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






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






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






38. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






39. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






40. 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






41. Material used to control mites






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






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






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






45. Material used to control nematodes






46. Career Development Event






47. A substance used to control rodents






48. Decayed remains of plants and animals






49. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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