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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inclusions

Plants; Horticulture

Also inside a plant cell are solid inclusions and solutions which may be either waste products or synthesized foods for the living protoplasm and vacuoles. These inclusions may ...

incorporation

Plants; Horticulture

Mechanical mixing of fertilizer materials with the surface soil.

injection

Plants; Horticulture

Placement of fluid fertilizer or anhydrous ammonia in the soil either through use of pressure or nonpressure systems.

strip fertilization

Plants; Horticulture

Fertilizer applied in surface bands that may be incorporated by tillage or remain on the soil/residue surface.

stolons

Plants; Horticulture

Plants, as the strawberry, develop shoots which grow above and horizontal to the soil. Such stems are often called runners. They will root and produce a new plant at their nodes ...

storage roots

Plants; Horticulture

Sometimes the upper part of the primary root expands below the soil line and produces an enlarged space to store synthesized plant food. This is called a storage root. Examples ...

storage

Plants; Horticulture

Many plants synthesize more plant materials than they require for their immediate growth. This excess food may be stored in the embryo, seed or other parts of the plant for ...