Vocab Schmocab
plant that returns yearly
perennial
Co2 represents
Yellowing of plant leaves.
Chlorosis
The first step in the nitrogen cycle. Sometime associated with animal manure
ammonification
Needed for plant growth in very small amounts
micronutrients
The science, study, and technology of cultivating crops for food, fiber, and fuel, including the management of soil
Agronomy
NPK stands for...
Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorous
A lack or shortage of something, such as plant essential nutrients.
deficiency
The top layer of a soil horizon is known as ...
hummus/organic matter
A nutrient that plants need in high quantities for normal growth and development.
macronutrients
A layer of soil distinguished by properties and characteristics developed through the five factors of soil formation.
Horizon
total number of nutrients plants need for optimal health
17
Soil with a mixture of sand, silt, and clay particles; moderate water-holding capacity; and strong ability to store plant nutrients
loam
When nitrogen goes back into the atmosphere we call it...
denitrification
most important element to plant nutrition
nitrogen
practice of producing edible vegetable crops.
olericulture
NH3 is the chemical formula for what?
Anhydrous Ammonia
Death of plant tissue, usually resulting in dark brown or black coloration
necrosis
Nitrogen robbing plants such as corn take nutrients from the soil. How do we remedy that ?
Cover crop, fertilizer, crop rotation
Boron... Micro or macro?
Micro
science of harvesting trees for lumber or other agricultural uses
forestry
6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2
This represents a very important component of plant nutrition.. What does this chemical formula produce?
Glucose/Sugar in photosynthesis
What part of the plant takes in water and nutrients ..technical name
xylem, phloem
What is responsible for breaking down nitrogen within the soil?
bacteria
Zinc.. Macro or Micro
Macro