Floriculture Flashcards
_______ is the growing of plants from seeds or other methods, such as rootings or cuttings.
Propagation
The science, cultivation, processing, storage, and marketing of herbs and vegetables is known as______.
Olericulture
IPM is an approach to managing/controlling ________ in the most economical and least hazardous way.
pests
Cotyledons are the first _____ to emerge from a seed.
leaves
Carolus Linnaeus established the consistent use of binomial nomenclature to describe plant species
True or False?
True
The basic unit of a plant is the ______.
cell
The _________ is the female organ of the flower and contains the ovary, style, and stigma.
pistil
A waxy coating on the epidermis, known as the cuticle, helps prevent _______ loss.
water
An underground stem that runs horizontally beneath the soil’s surface and produces roots and shoots is known as a ________.
rhizome
What is not a requirement for seed germination?
fertilizer
Most flowers contain both the pistil and the stamen and are considered _____ flowers.
perfect
A pre-emergent pesticide is applied ______ weeds germinate
before
As much as 90% of water taken in from the roots is lost through _________.
transpiration
__________ is the growth responses plants have based on the number of hours of light they receive each day.
Photoperiodism
Using _______ as a greenhouse covering allows the highest levels of light to reach the crops.
glass
A biennial is a plant with a ______ year life cycle.
two
Soil consists of four main components: air, water, minerals and _______.
organic matter
Soils with a pH lower than 7 are considered _______.
acidic
Adding lime to soil, decreases the soil pH.
True or False?
False
A soiless media component that is very lightweight and is pea sized white rock originating from volcanoes is known as _______.
Perlite
Foliage turning purple on a greenhouse plant shows a deficiency of:
Phosphorus
Stunted and slow growth; yellowing of lower leaves of plants; and poor root system are symptoms of _____ deficiency.
nitrogen
The most commonly used method of asexual Propagation is ________.
cuttings
