Soils Science
The ease by which soil can be tilled:
What is "tilth"?
Erosion that occurs because of nature?
What is geologic erosion?
A branch of plant science that deals with trees.
What is forestry?
A root system with many similarly sized main roots.
What is a fibrous root system?
The largest soil particle
What is Sand?
This soil type leaves a long pliable ribbon in the ribbon test.
What is Fine or Clayey?
Classes of land classification that can be used for plant production.
What are either Classes I-IV or Arable land classes?
Branch of horticulture that deals with beautification.
What is a ornamental horticulture?
Root system that are more susceptible to drought, but often absorb surface fertilizer and show greater benefit from irrigation.
What is a taproot system?
Potato is an example of this plant part.
What is stem?
The living together of unlike things.
What is symbiosis?
What is (Read Height - Eye Height / distance) x 100?
Scientific name includes the following:
What is Genus and Species?
These stems are characteristic of plants found in arid regions. They have a low surface-to-volume ratio and store large amounts of water.
What is a succulent stem?
Partially Decayed plant and animal matter
What is Organic Matter?
Another name for the "B" Horizon
What is Subsoil?
What is Rapid?
The science of producing vegetables
What is olericulture?
Bud that is found on the end of the stem.
What is a terminal bud?
Primary Function of the Cortex?
What is the storage of starch
The primary factor in determining moisture holding capacity.
Names of the 4 soil depth classifications.
What is: very shallow, shallow, average, deep
Plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species that are not passed through seed.
What is a cultivar?
A bad encircling cells of the endodermis.
What is a casparian strip?
Plant that completes a full life cycle in 1 year. Needs to be replanted every year.
What is an annual?