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Horticulture - LQ
LQHS Hort vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Olericulture? | The science of growing vegetable crops |
| Where do Greenhouse employees spend most of their time working? | Indoors |
| Nursery workers spend most of their time working? | Outdoors |
| What does Horticulture mean in Latin? | "Garden Cultivation" |
| Why are Scientific names used in horticulture? | To avoid confusion when naming and identifying plants. |
| Who invented the binomial system for naming plants and organisms? | Linneaus |
| Which part of the name comes first? | The generic or genus name |
| Species can be defined as | groups of plants that are all the same |
| What does a taxonmist do? | identifies and classifies plants |
| There are four divisions in the horticulture industry. They are: | Greenhouse employee, nursery employee, garden center employee, and grounds maintenance employee. |
| The four basic parts of the flower are: | leaves, stems, roots, and flowers |
| The part of the flower starting with se- | sepal |
| the part of the flower starting with st | stamen |
| the part of the flower starting with pe | petal |
| the part of the flower starting with pi | pistil |
| The male part of the flower? | stamen |
| The female part of the flower? | pistil |
| What is the main function of the root hairs? | to absorb nutrients and water from the soil |
| What does Nitrogen cause plants to do? | Develop a dark green color |
| What adjusts soils pH? | sulfur and lime |
| After planting - when do we fertilize? | When the first shoots emerge from the soil |
| What does potassium do to leaves? | scorche the edges of the leaves |
| What food does lime furnish the plant with? | The element calcium |
| What percentage of the plants weight is water? | 90% |
| What part of the plant does the water and nutrients travel up? | Xylem |
| What part of the plant stem does the manufactured food travel down | Phloem |
| what is the part of the dicots stem that allows new growth? | Cambium |
| What type of plant root is easy to transplant | fibrous |
| The flower is important in the production of this plant part | seed |
| The two main functions of the stem are | to move materials and provide support |
| What soil type has equal parts of sand,silt, and clay - | Loam |
| What do plants provde to humans | oxygen and food |
| The basic parts of the seed are: | the seed coat, endoperm, and the embryonic plant |
| A good growing medium is | one where the plant seeds can drain well |
| Why are soil and peat moss mixed? | To provide good drainage and aeration in a seeing medium |
| Hardening off is | used to prepare plants or seedling for transport |
| Direct seeded plants are | planted in the soil where they grow to a sellabe size |
| Why is rooting powder used to treat seedlings? | To aid the rooting process |
| Why cuttings should not be sealed in an airtight container | because lack of oxygen could cause rotting |
| What is grafting? | uniting two plants so that they grow as one |
| What must match when you are grafting | the cambium part of the scion and the rootstock |
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