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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






3. Supervised agriculture experience






4. The primary growing point of the stem






5. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






8. A soft - nonmetallic element






9. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






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






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






12. 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






13. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






14. A chemical element required for plant growth






15. Career Development Event






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






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






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






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






20. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






22. Exposure to danger or harm






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






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






25. 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






26. Material used to control nematodes






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






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






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






30. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






34. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






35. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






36. The water loss from plant tissues






37. 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






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






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. An index of the acidity of a substance






42. Material used to control insects






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






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






46. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






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