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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A substance used to control rodents






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






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






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






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






6. Lethal dose






7. Working for someone else






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






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






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






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






12. Large trees with spreading canopies






13. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






22. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






25. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






27. The naming of organisms






28. Career Development Event






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






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






31. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






34. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






35. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






37. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






40. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






42. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






43. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






45. 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






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






47. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






48. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






49. 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






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