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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






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






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






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






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






7. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






8. One who works for oneself






9. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






10. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






11. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






13. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






14. 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






15. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






18. Material used to control undesirable plants






19. Material used to control mites






20. Material used to control insects






21. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






24. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






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






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






28. A state of being free of danger and injury






29. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






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






31. The male reproductive parts of a flower






32. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






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






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






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






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






38. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






39. The water loss from plant tissues






40. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






42. Exposure to danger or harm






43. The primary growing point of the stem






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






45. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






48. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






50. The naming of organisms