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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






2. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






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






5. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






9. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






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






12. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






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






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






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






18. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






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






21. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






22. Career Development Event






23. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






25. Lethal dose






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






27. The water loss from plant tissues






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






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






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






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






32. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






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






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






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






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






38. A soft - nonmetallic element






39. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






41. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






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






44. Material used to control insects






45. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






47. Material used to control nematodes






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






49. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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