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Horticulture

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






2. 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






3. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






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






6. An award for an individual's SAE






7. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






8. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






9. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






11. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






12. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






14. The reproductive organs of a plant






15. A chemical element required for plant growth






16. Lethal dose






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






18. Anything unwanted






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






20. A substance used to control rodents






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






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






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






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






25. Material used to control insects






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






27. Material used to control undesirable plants






28. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






32. The beginning of growth from a seed






33. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






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






36. Decayed remains of plants and animals






37. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Exposure to danger or harm






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






44. Working for someone else






45. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






47. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






48. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






49. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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