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






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






4. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






6. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






8. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






9. 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






10. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






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






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






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






14. Lethal dose






15. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






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






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






19. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






20. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






22. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






23. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust






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






25. The naming of organisms






26. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






28. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Supervised agriculture experience






35. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






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






39. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






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






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






43. Material used to control insects






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






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






46. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






48. Material used to control mites






49. The primary growing point of the stem






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