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Horticulture

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






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






3. Large trees with spreading canopies






4. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






5. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






6. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






9. 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






10. The female reproductive parts of a flower






11. 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






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






13. Supervised agriculture experience






14. Material used to control mites






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






16. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






17. Decayed remains of plants and animals






18. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project






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






20. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






21. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






22. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






23. An index of the acidity of a substance






24. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






26. Anything unwanted






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






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






29. The water loss from plant tissues






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






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






32. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






33. A soft - nonmetallic element






34. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






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






38. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






40. 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






41. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






42. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






43. Material used to control insects






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






45. One who works for oneself






46. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






48. Material used to kill or repel pests






49. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






50. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures