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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






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






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






4. 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






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






6. A substance used to control rodents






7. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






8. Career Development Event






9. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






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






13. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






14. Working for someone else






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






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






17. Material used to kill or repel pests






18. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






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






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






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






24. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






26. The naming of organisms






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






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






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






30. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






31. One who works for oneself






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






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






34. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






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






38. Material used to control undesirable plants






39. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






40. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






42. Supervised agriculture experience






43. A soft - nonmetallic element






44. Material used to control insects






45. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






46. 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






47. The reproductive organs of a plant






48. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






49. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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