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Horticulture

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






9. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






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






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






12. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






14. The reproductive organs of a plant






15. 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






16. Lethal dose






17. Exposure to danger or harm






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






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






20. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






22. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






23. 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






24. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






25. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






26. Supervised agriculture experience






27. Working for someone else






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






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






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






31. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






32. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






33. The beginning of growth from a seed






34. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






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






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






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






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






40. A chemical element required for plant growth






41. A soft - nonmetallic element






42. The primary growing point of the stem






43. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






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






45. One who works for oneself






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






47. Material used to kill or repel pests






48. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






49. 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






50. Material used to control nematodes