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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






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






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






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






5. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






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. Exposure to danger or harm






9. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






11. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






12. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






14. Material used to control mites






15. A substance used to control rodents






16. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






17. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






18. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






24. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






26. The reproductive organs of a plant






27. An index of the acidity of a substance






28. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






29. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg






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






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






32. The naming of organisms






33. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Lethal dose






41. Anything unwanted






42. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






43. 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






44. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






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






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






49. A chemical element required for plant growth






50. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall