Areas of Horticulture
The growth and use of plants for their beauty.
What is Ornamental Horticulture?
A very short flattened stem that has several fleshy leaves attached to it.
What is a Bulb?
Non-vascular plants that live in damp places.
What are Bryophytes?
The first root to emerge at germination.
What is the Primary Root?
Located at the tip of the stem.
What is the Terminal Bud?
Involves the production of vegetable food crops.
What is Olericulture?
A spherical structure, much like a bulb.
What is a Corm?
Vascular plants that reproduce by spores.
What are Ferns?
Roots that branch out from the main root.
What are Secondary Roots?
Place where leaves are attached to the stem.
What is a Node?
The planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruit and nut crops.
What is Pomology?
A thick underground stem that lies horizontally.
What is a Rhizome?
Seed plants whose seeds develop within a fruiting body.
What are Angiosperms?
Covers the apical meristem and protects it as it pushes through soil particles.
What is the Root Cap?
The area between nodes.
What is the Internode?
Associated with cut flowers, potted plants, and annual bedding plants.
What is Floriculture?
A horizontal stem that lies above the ground.
What is a Stolon?
Plants that have one cotyledon.
What is a Monocot?
Projections that increase root surface area allowing greater moisture and nutrient intake.
What are Root Hairs?
Small spots on the stem that allow a stem to exchange gases with its environment.
What are Lenticels?
The production and use of plants to beautify the outdoor environment.
What is Landscape Horticulture?
A rhizome with a tip that is swollen with stored food.
What is a Tuber?
Plants that have two cotyledons.
What is a Dicot?
Root system that has no dominant primary root.
What is Fibrous?
Protective structures that are located on the outside of terminal and lateral buds.
What are Bud Scales?