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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






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






3. Anything unwanted






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Large trees with spreading canopies






14. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






15. An index of the acidity of a substance






16. Working for someone else






17. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






19. A state of being free of danger and injury






20. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






22. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






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






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






27. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






30. Material used to control insects






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






32. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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






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






36. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






38. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Material used to kill or repel pests






44. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






48. Supervised agriculture experience






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






50. The primary growing point of the stem