Tremendously increase the absorbing surface of the roots
What is root hairs
100
It attaches the leaf to the stem
Petiole
100
Define Node
The location on a stem where one or more leaves are attached.
100
Plant completes life cycle in one year
What is Annual
100
Barley weighs______ pounds per bushel
48
200
What type of root grows laterally just underneath the surface of the soil?
Lateral
200
Thin and flat part of the leaf
Blade
200
Define Tiller
An erect or semi erect, secondary stem which arises from a basal axillary or adventitious bud.
200
The same plant lives and produces for several years
What is Perennial
200
Corn and Rye weigh __________ pounds per bushel
56
300
A mass of cells located on the tip of the root for protection
What is Root Cap
300
Small pores in leaves to exchange gases and water
Stomota
300
Define Stolons
The portion of the stem located between two nodes.
300
The factors that affect germination are:
Temperature, Moisture, and Oxygen
300
How much does Alfalfa weigh per bushel
60
400
Define Taproots
Found in alfalfa, red clover, or carrots, grow to great depths
400
Define Apex
Tip of the leaf
400
Define Crown
Base of plant where the stem and root arise.
400
What is Biannual
Plant that grows the first year and produces a large root and then the second year it produces seed and dies.
400
This weighs 32 pounds per bushel
Oats
500
Define Fibrous
Are very branched and finely divided and the depth of penetration may very from a few inches to five or six feet._____ roots are those found in grasses and many nongrass species
500
Define Midrib
Is the largest and most prominent vein and extends from the petiole or stem outward through the center of the leaf to the tip.
500
Define Stolons
Naturally horizontal above-ground stems.
500
Steps of the germination process
Seed soaks up water, Seed coat softens and swells, Seed coat splits, Radical emerges and grows downward and turn into the root, Cotyledon-emerges and grows upward and turns into the leaf.