Plants

Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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hedta

Plants; Horticulture

hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, a chelating agent used to chelate ferric iron (Fe3+ ). HEDTA is used under moderately alkaline soil conditions. Also abbreviated ...

herbaceous stems

Plants; Horticulture

Herbaceous stems are soft and green. They consist largely of primary tissues which develop annually. They are usually slender or narrow in diameter with an outer covering of ...

heterotrophic bacteria

Plants; Horticulture

A category of soil bacteria that obtain their energy and carbon directly from soil organic matter. Most soil bacteria fit in this category. The general-purpose decay and ...

foliar diagnosis

Plants; Horticulture

Estimation of the nutrient status of a plant or the nutrient requirements of the soil for producing a crop through chemical analysis or color manifestations of plant leaves, or by ...