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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. 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






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






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






5. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






6. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






7. Large trees with spreading canopies






8. One who works for oneself






9. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






10. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






13. Exposure to danger or harm






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






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






16. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






18. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






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






21. The female reproductive parts of a flower






22. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






23. A soft - nonmetallic element






24. Material used to control insects






25. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






26. Lethal dose






27. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






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






31. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






32. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






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






36. Anything unwanted






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






38. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






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






41. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






43. Career Development Event






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






45. 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






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






47. Working for someone else






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






49. The beginning of growth from a seed






50. The naming of organisms