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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






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






3. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






4. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






6. 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






7. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






9. Working for someone else






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






11. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






14. A chemical element required for plant growth






15. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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






18. Lethal dose






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






20. Anything unwanted






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






22. The naming of organisms






23. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






24. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat






25. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






26. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






29. 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






30. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






32. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures






33. One who works for oneself






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






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






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






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






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






39. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






40. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






41. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






43. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






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






45. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






46. Career Development Event






47. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






48. Material used to kill or repel pests






49. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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