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Horticulture

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






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






3. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






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






7. Working for someone else






8. Lethal dose






9. The beginning of growth from a seed






10. 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






11. The reproductive organs of a plant






12. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






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






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






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






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






18. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






19. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






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






22. An index of the acidity of a substance






23. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






25. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






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






29. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






32. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






33. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






34. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






36. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






44. Material used to control nematodes






45. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






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






48. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






50. A state of being free of danger and injury







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