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greenhouse Manageman

Unit 8

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herbaceous, annual flowers and vegetables that lack the ability to survive freezing temperatures; bedding plants include impatiens, petunias, marigolds, tomatoes, and many other plants. Bedding plants
short, flattened stems that bear fleshy food storage leaves; examples of bulbs include tulip and narcissus Bulbs
method of disbudding that involves the pinching off of the most terminal flower bud 3. Center bud removal
a short, swollen, underground stem; crocus and gladiolas are corms Corm
plants unaffected by day length Day neutral plant
the mathematical difference between the day temperature and the night temperature DIF
the removal of flower buds to improve the overall quality of the plants Disbudding
tropical and subtropical plants grown for their leaves rather than for their flowers and selected for their ability to be grown indoors; they are also called houseplants Foliage plants
a term used to describe practices that get bulbs to grow and produce flowers Forcing
plants that flower as days lengthen in the summer Long-day plant
a plant’s response to light duration Photoperiodism
removal of the apical meristem; a common practice used to produce bushy, well-branched crops Pinching
plants grown in pots for their showy flowers; some popular potted flowering plants are poinsettias, chrysanthemums, cyclamen, and african violets Potted flowering plants
plants that will begin to flower naturally in the fall when the day lengths get shorter Short-day plant
term used to describe a temperature requirement that produces a plant response Thermoperiodism
an underground stem that lacks a dry leaf covering and basal plate Tuber
a physiological process whereby a period of cold temperature is required for flowering 1Vernalization
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