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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






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






3. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






4. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






5. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






6. Material used to control nematodes






7. 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






8. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






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






12. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






13. 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






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






15. Exposure to danger or harm






16. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






17. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






19. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






21. Large trees with spreading canopies






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Decayed remains of plants and animals






27. Supervised agriculture experience






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






29. The reproductive organs of a plant






30. 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






31. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






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






33. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






35. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






36. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






37. The female reproductive parts of a flower






38. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






41. Material used to control insects






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






43. Lethal dose






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






45. 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






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






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






48. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil






49. The water loss from plant tissues






50. A chemical element required for plant growth