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Horticulture

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






2. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






4. Anything unwanted






5. 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






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






7. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






11. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






14. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






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






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






17. An index of the acidity of a substance






18. A chemical element required for plant growth






19. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






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






22. A soft - nonmetallic element






23. A substance used to control rodents






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






25. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






26. Material used to kill or repel pests






27. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






29. Material used to control nematodes






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






31. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






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






37. Working for someone else






38. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A substance used to control undesirable fungi







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