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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






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






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






4. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






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






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






8. The naming of organisms






9. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






10. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






12. Material used to control mites






13. The female reproductive parts of a flower






14. A chemical element required for plant growth






15. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






17. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






22. The water loss from plant tissues






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






24. Material used to control nematodes






25. Working for someone else






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






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






28. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






29. The male reproductive parts of a flower






30. The beginning of growth from a seed






31. Exposure to danger or harm






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






33. A substance used to control rodents






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






35. Lethal dose






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






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






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






39. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






40. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






41. A soft - nonmetallic element






42. An index of the acidity of a substance






43. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






45. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






48. 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






49. Material used to control undesirable plants






50. Decayed remains of plants and animals