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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






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






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






4. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






7. Material used to control undesirable plants






8. A state of being free of danger and injury






9. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






11. Material used to kill or repel pests






12. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






13. Material used to control insects






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






15. Career Development Event






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






17. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






18. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






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






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






23. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






24. Material used to control nematodes






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






26. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






27. The naming of organisms






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






29. One who works for oneself






30. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






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






33. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






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






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






36. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






37. 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






38. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






39. An award for an individual's SAE






40. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






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






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






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






46. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






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






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






50. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures