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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






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






3. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






5. Supervised agriculture experience






6. One who works for oneself






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






15. Material used to control mites






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






17. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






21. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






22. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






23. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






25. The primary growing point of the stem






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






27. 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






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






29. The lower portion of a plant that bears neither leaves nor reproductive organs and that mostly develops underground and anchors the plant; the hairs absorb water and mineral nutrients






30. Exposure to danger or harm






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






32. Working for someone else






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






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






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






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






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






38. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






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






41. Anything unwanted






42. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






43. 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






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






45. The female reproductive parts of a flower






46. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






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






48. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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