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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






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






4. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






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






8. Career Development Event






9. Material used to control nematodes






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






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






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






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






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






15. An award for an individual's SAE






16. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






18. The water loss from plant tissues






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






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






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






22. Material used to control insects






23. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






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






28. Exposure to danger or harm






29. 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






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






31. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






32. A substance used to control rodents






33. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






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






38. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






41. 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






42. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






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






47. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






50. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall