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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






2. Exposure to danger or harm






3. A soft - nonmetallic element






4. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






7. A chemical element required for plant growth






8. The water loss from plant tissues






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. Material used to control insects






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






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






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






14. Material used to kill or repel pests






15. Material used to control nematodes






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






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






18. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






19. Working for someone else






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






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






22. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






23. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






25. Material used to control mites






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






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






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






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






30. The female reproductive parts of a flower






31. An index of the acidity of a substance






32. Large trees with spreading canopies






33. The male reproductive parts of a flower






34. The beginning of growth from a seed






35. The reproductive organs of a plant






36. 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






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






38. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






41. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






44. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






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






49. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






50. Career Development Event