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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Supervised agriculture experience






2. 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






3. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






4. Material used to control mites






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






6. 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






7. Material used to control insects






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






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






10. Career Development Event






11. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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






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






15. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






16. The water loss from plant tissues






17. 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






18. 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






19. The male reproductive parts of a flower






20. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






21. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






24. The naming of organisms






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






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






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






28. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






31. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






32. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






34. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






37. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






39. The beginning of growth from a seed






40. An award for an individual's SAE






41. Exposure to danger or harm






42. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






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






45. One who works for oneself






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






47. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






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