Horticulture
Producing and using plants to make outdoor environments more appealing.
Landscape Horticulture
Anchors the plant
Roots
Collect sunlight (solar energy)
Leaves
What are the three things a seed needs to germinate?
Water, Oxygen, Warmth
All the growth cycles start the same way with what?
Seed
The growing and using of plants for their beauty.
Ornamental Horticulture
Transports water and nutrients to different plant parts.
Stem
Supports the leaves, flowers and fruit.
Stem
Water helps the plant regulate temperature through what process?
Transpiration
If the plant takes a nap/rest we call that what in the growth cycle?
Dormant/Dormancy
The growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing of fruits and nuts.
Pomology
Make food or energy for the plant through photosynthesis.
Leaves
Becomes the fruit.
Flower
Air flows through what part in the leaves?
Stomata
Which growth cycles do plants live 2+ years?
Perennial
The production, transportation and use of flowers and foliage plants.
Floriculture
Perform reproductive functions for the plant.
Flower
Becomes the new plant.
Seed
What is the process of growing plants without soil called?
Hydroponics
Which growth cycle do plants complete in a year?
Annual
The growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing of vegetables.
Olericulture
Helps spread the seed.
Fruit
Absorb water and nutrients.
Roots
What is the light weight mineral which absorbs water and we used for planting seeds trays called?
Vermiculite
Biennial growth cycle has two years of what?
Growth