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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. 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






2. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






4. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






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






8. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






9. Anything unwanted






10. A substance used to control rodents






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






12. The reproductive organs of a plant






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






20. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






22. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






23. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






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






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






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






28. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






30. Material used to control nematodes






31. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






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






36. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






38. 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






39. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






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






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






42. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms






43. 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






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






45. Material used to kill or repel pests






46. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






47. Working for someone else






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






49. The naming of organisms






50. A chemical element required for plant growth