Horticulture Categories
The cultivation of sod and grass
What is turfgrass?
Mouthpart that punctures the plant and sucks the sap
What is the piercing mouthpart?
The part of the plant used to attract insects for propagation
What is the petal?
The soil horizon containing the organic compound layer, not found in all soils
What is the O horizon?
A pesticide used to remove insects
What is insecticide?
The cultivation of flowers
Mouthpart that breaks the surface and sucks the sap
What is the rasping mouthpart?
What are the roots?
The soil horizon containing most of the minerals, and where most roots end
A pesticide used to remove plants
What is herbicide?
The cultivation of fruits
What is pomology?
Mouthpart that uses two sponge-like structures to collect liquid food
What is the sponging mouthpart?
The part of the plant that contains the xylem and phloem and supports the flower
What is the stem?
The soil horizon you typically see at the top, containing most nutrients
A pesticide used to remove fungi
What is fungicide?
The cultivation of vegetables
The mouthpart that tears, chews, or grinds the food
What is the chewing mouthpart?
The part of the plant that completes most of the photosynthesis
What are the leaves?
The soil horizon where the furthest roots stop
What is the C horizon?
A pesticide used to remove rodents
What is rodenticide?
The cultivation of grapes
What is viticulture?
Mouthpart consisting of a coiled tube used to draw in nectar
What is the siphoning mouthpart?
The part(s) of the plant that completes the sexual propagation
What are the stamen or pistil?
What is the R horizon?
A pesticide used to remove mites
What is miticide?