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Horticulture: Vegetable - Fruit Lab Flashcards

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What is Olericulture

A

The study of vegetable production

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What are the top 5 principal vegetable crops in the US?

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Tomato
Lettuce Head
Lettuce Romaine
Sweet Corn
Onions

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What crop is missing from the list that is important and typically listed separately in USDA statistic tables?

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Potatoes

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What are the edible parts of the following monocots?

Asparagus
Chives
Garlic
Leek
Onion
Pop corn
Sweet Corn
Water Chestnut

A

Asparagus -Stem
Chives - Leaves
Garlic - Bulb
Leek - Leaf base
Onion - Bulb
Pop corn - Mature fruit
Sweet Corn - Immature Fruit
Water Chestnut - Corm

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What Dicots have edible Roots

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Beet
Carrot
Horseradish
Parsnip
Radish
Rutabaga
Sweet potato
Turnip

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What Dicots have edible Leaves

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Beet
Cabbage
Lettuce
Mustard greens
Parsley
Rhubarb
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Turnup

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What Dicots have edible Seed/fruit

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Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Okra
Pepper
Squash
Tomato
Pumpkin

Pea
Snap bean

Pinto bean
Lima bean
Navy bean

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What Dicots have edible miscellaneous

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Broccoli - Inflorescence
Cauliflower - Inflorescence
Brussels sprouts - Axillary buds
Celery - Petiole
Potato - Tuber
Rhubarb - Petiole

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9
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Common plants in the Alliaceae family

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Garlic -
Chive -
Leeks -
Onion - Stems

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Common plants in the Liliaceae family

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Asparagus

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Common plants in the Brassicaceae family

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bok choi
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Horse radish
Turnip
Watercress

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Common plants in the Chenopodiaceae family

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Beet
Chard
Quinoa
Spinach
Sugar Beet
Beet

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Common plants in the Asteraceae family

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Chamomile
Artichoke
Sunflower
Lettuce

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Common plants in the Cucurbitaceae family

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Cucumber
Melons
Squash

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Common plants in the Fabaceae family

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Beans

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Common plants in the Solanaceae family

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Egg plant
Peppers
Paprika
Potato
Tobacco
Tomato

17
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Common plants in the Umbellifereae family

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Carrot
Celery
Dill
Cumin
Fennel
Parsley
Parsnip

18
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Common plants in the Poaceae family

A

Corn/maize
Oats
Wheat

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Common plants in the Convolvulaceae family

A

Sweet potato

20
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Which botanical families appears to be the most important?

A

Solanaceae Family (Potatoes)

Asteraceae Family (lettuce)
Poaceae Family (Grass)
Alliaceae Family (Onion/ Allium)

21
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In what other ways are plants categorized?

A

Harvest timing
Life cycle
Climatic adaption
Days to maturity/growing season

22
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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by harvest timing?

A

Many vegetables grown primarily for processing are determinant types

23
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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Life Cycle?

A

Annual
Biennial
Perennial

24
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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Climatic adaption?

A

By temperature preferences
Based on the temps that certain plants require for optimum growth

Cool season - below 65
Warm season - above 70

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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Days to maturity/growing season?
Growing season is the number of days between the last frost in the spring and the first frost in the fall.
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What is a determinant type?
Cease vegetative growth when flowering begins. Will be ready for one harvest all (machine or hand) at the same time.
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What is an indeterminant type?
Continue to grow vegetatively after flowering begins Produce ripe fruits over a period of several weeks/months.
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What is horticulture?
The study of fruit and vegetable cultivation.
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what is Pomology
The study of fruit and nut production
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Which state leads in the production tonnage of apples?
Washington
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Which state appears to be the most important in terms of production value and acreage?
California
32
Which 5 fruits/nuts are grown significantly in Wisconsin?
Cranberries Strawberries Plums Apples Cherries
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Which family appears to be the most important as far as the number of fruits found within it?
Rosaceae
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What are some examples of Cool season plants
Asparagus Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Lettuce Potato Radish Spinach Swiss chard Turnip
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What are some examples of Warm season plants
Bush bean Pole bean Beet Cucumber Muskmelon Onion Bell pepper Pumpkin Squash Sweet corn Tomato Watermelon
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Fruit yield is influenced by?
Both the presence and activity of pollinators.
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Which fruit require pollen from another nearby individual to produce fruit
Plum Apple
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What zones can these following fruits grow in? Apples Peaches Blackberries Strawberries
Apples 2-9 Peaches 5-10 Blackberries 5-10 Strawberries 3-10
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