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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






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






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






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






5. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






7. Material used to control nematodes






8. One who works for oneself






9. The naming of organisms






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






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






12. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






15. The beginning of growth from a seed






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






20. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






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






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






24. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






25. An award for an individual's SAE






26. Material used to control insects






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






28. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






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






31. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






32. Material used to control mites






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






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






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






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






37. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms






38. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






40. Anything unwanted






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Career Development Event






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






50. The primary growing point of the stem