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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






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






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






4. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Material used to control insects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






24. Working for someone else






25. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Career Development Event






32. An index of the acidity of a substance






33. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






40. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






41. A soft - nonmetallic element






42. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






43. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






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






45. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






46. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






48. Material used to control undesirable plants






49. Anything unwanted






50. Lethal dose