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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A substance used to control rodents






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






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






11. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






19. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






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






22. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






23. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






24. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Material used to kill or repel pests






31. The naming of organisms






32. The beginning of growth from a seed






33. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






37. The primary growing point of the stem






38. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






39. The water loss from plant tissues






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






41. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






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






44. Material used to control nematodes






45. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






46. Material used to control insects






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






48. A soft - nonmetallic element






49. An award for an individual's SAE






50. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle