Lesson 1

Question 0

agronomy

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from the Greek agros (field) and nomos (management)

more acres, lower human input per acre, lower value per acre.

animal feed, cereals (corn, wheat, rice, barley), legumes (soybeans, peanuts, alfalfa)

Question 1

horticulture

Answer 1

from the Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (tilling the soil).

fewer acres, higher human input per acre, higher value per acre.

ornamentals & produce

Question 2

agriculture

Answer 2

from the Latin words ager (field) and cultura (tilling the soil).

Typically includes aspects of both horticulture and agronomy

Question 3

Floriculture

Answer 3

Production and marketing of plants valued for their flowers.

Question 4

Landscape Horticulture

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production, marketing, and maintenance of plants used in designed and managed landscapes.

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Olericulture

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production and marketing of plants or plant parts valued for their culinary use as vegetables

Question 6

Pomology

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production and marketing of plants or plant parts valued for their culinary use as fruits

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Post-harvest Management

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practices that maintain quality and prevent spoilage of harvested horticultural plants or plant parts during storage and transportation

Question 8

Breeding and Genetics

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developing new cultivated varieties (cultivars) of plants for production

Question 9

Asexual reproduction

(one of two general categories of multiplication):

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causing new plants to arise from plant parts like
leaves,
stems,
roots,
storage organs (like tubers or rhizomes)

Question 10

Sexual Reproduction (one of two categories of multiplication):

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making new plants from spores or seeds