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Floriculture

Subject : industries
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1. It is an organic component of many plant growing media






2. This is an acceptable method of disinfecting a plastic bedding plant flat.






3. How would the interior of a wholesale greenhouse differ from that of a retail greenhouse






4. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would have the longest useful life






5. What is the name for the part of the greenhouse where the roof meets the sidewall






6. If a flower is imperfect - which can it NOT posses at the same time: petals and pistil - pistil and stamens - stamens and sepals - sepals and receptacle






7. As a method of energy coservation - double-layer polyethlylene over glass works by






8. Represents the components of the stamen






9. Perlite normally is used in the greenhouse industry as...






10. It is a major benefit from the use of soil-less growing media






11. Which of the following is NOT a function of the root system of a plant: carbon fixation - absorption of nutrients - absorption of water - or anchorage and support






12. In gas-fired unit greenhouse heaters - ......






13. Soaking seeds with hard coats in an acid bath would exemplify...






14. The narrow - aluminum cover used to protect glazing compound and help hold glass in place is called






15. As chemical growth regulators - auxins frequently are used in flower crop production to....






16. Which of the following is a pollutant gas that may be produced by improperly functioning unit heater






17. Which of the following greenhouse fuels is sold/priced by the gallon?






18. Which of the following is NOT part of the pistil: anther - style - ovary - sitgma






19. The rate of respiration in a plant......






20. An example of a long-day plant would be.....






21. Some of the first greenhouses were devised by the Romans and were called






22. The art and science of growing - harvesting - processing - and marketing flower crops is called






23. This would contain an apical meristem






24. A flower can be incomplete yet __________






25. What is another way of expressing light?






26. Which irrigation system recylces the water or nutrient solution suppplied to plants: capillary mat watering - automatic drip(trickle) system - overhead-hand watering with a wand - ebb-and-flow benches






27. Which of the following is characteristic of monocot plants: leaves with a network of veins - seeds with two cotyledons - flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 - stems with vascular bundles randomly scattered






28. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would be suitable to use on a quonset greenhouse






29. This would first emerge from a seed as it germinates






30. Which of the following is a method of energy conservation that does not require greenhouse modification