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Horticulture

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1. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






3. Material used to control nematodes






4. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






5. 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






6. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






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






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






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






12. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






13. 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






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






15. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






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






18. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






19. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






20. An award for an individual's SAE






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






28. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






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






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






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






32. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






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






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






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






38. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






39. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. The naming of organisms






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






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






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






49. One who works for oneself






50. Growing media that lack any mineral soil