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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






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






3. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






5. Supervised agriculture experience






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






7. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






9. 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






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






11. A substance used to control rodents






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






13. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






14. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






15. Lethal dose






16. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






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






21. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






24. A chemical element required for plant growth






25. Working for someone else






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






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






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






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






30. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






31. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






32. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






34. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






39. The water loss from plant tissues






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






41. Material used to kill or repel pests






42. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






43. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






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






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






47. Material used to control nematodes






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






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. 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