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Hort 3 Mid-Term
Horticulture 3 Mid-Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjusting the sprayer so that the exact amount of chemical is applied to a particular area | calibration |
| blowing of spray dusts or mist, by wind, away from the target plant to other areas | drift |
| a substance that destoys weeds | herbicide |
| a heribide that will kill all plants to which it is applied | nonselective herbicide |
| herbicides that are applied after the crop plant has come up | postemergence |
| herbicides applied before crop plants emerge | preemergence |
| application of an herbicide before the crop is planted | preplanting |
| a herbicide that controls certain plants | selective herbicides |
| an available plant food resource in the plant media | fertility |
| a natural rock used to use soil acidity | limestone |
| a disease organism | pathogen |
| the measure of a soil's acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 1 to 14 | pH |
| no soil in the growing mix | soilless culture |
| the art of dwarfing plants by growing them in shallow containers | bonsai |
| a container made of natural materials to grow plants | pottery |
| the porous media for growing bonsai plants | potting medium |
| when plant roots are overcrowded in the container | root-bound |
| a container withoutany outer coating | unglazed |
| a practice to train branches with copper wire wrapped around the branches to train the plant into a desired shape | wiring |
| enclosed court garden area | atrium |
| decorating with plants on the inside of a building | interiorscapes |
| the genus of Moth Orchid | phalaenopsis |
| the method of indoor plant use | plantscaping |
| fertilizer that releases plant nutrients over a long period of time | slow-release fertilizer |
| fertilizers that are water soluble | soluble fertilizer |
| movement of air into and through the soil | aeration |
| a process of forming a root ball on the plant for transplanting | balling |
| length of use or how long something like a container will last | durability |
| refers to succulent plants, usually annuals, that are not as woody as perennials or shrubs | herbaceous |
| this is know as the R-value; to prevent the movement or loss of heat | insulation value |
| a nursery practice of growing trees in containers by setting one container into a larger one in the ground to hold the plant and container | pot-in-pot |
| location or growing area | site |
| any natural or man-made screen to slow wind speed | windbreaks |
| an item used to create interest in a landscape | accent |
| the beauty and attractiveness of the landscape | aesthetics |
| a plant that grows, flowers, produces seed, and dies in 1 year | annuals |
| the business world operation | commercial |
| deals with light, temperature, and other environmental factors | exposure |
| many different aspects of the subject | multifaceted |
| the individual home in which one lives | resisdential |
| smell and / or scent of the plant | fragrance |
| ability of a plant to withstand the minimum temperature of an area | hardiness |
| an offspring of two different varieties of one plant that possesses certain characteristics of each plant | hybrid |
| a flower that hasa rounded appearance, such as a carnation, rose, or chrysanthemum | massing |
| a plant that grows year after year without replanting | perennials |
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