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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The naming of organisms






2. 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






3. Anything unwanted






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






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






6. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






8. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






20. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






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






24. The reproductive organs of a plant






25. Working for someone else






26. 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






27. The primary growing point of the stem






28. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






31. A chemical element required for plant growth






32. 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






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






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






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






36. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






38. An index of the acidity of a substance






39. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






41. An award for an individual's SAE






42. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






44. A state of being free of danger and injury






45. Lethal dose






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






47. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






48. 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






49. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






50. Growing media that lack any mineral soil