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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potential basicity

Plants; Horticulture

The pounds of calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) estimated to be equal to the addition of 1 ton of a base-forming fertilizer to the soil/growing media. The higher the potential basicity ...

preplant fertilizer

Plants; Horticulture

A fertilizer application incorporated into growing media prior to sowing seed, transplanting, or potting.

primary nutrients

Plants; Horticulture

Nutrients required by plants in relatively large amounts and are frequently applied as fertilizers. The macronutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).

primary tissue

Plants; Horticulture

In woody stemmed plants the primary tissues (meristematic tissues) develop in the early part of the first season's growth of a stem. Growth after this first year's growth is ...

productivity

Plants; Horticulture

In simplest terms, the ability of the soil to produce. It differs from fertility to the extent that a soil may be fertile and yet unable to produce because of other limiting ...

prostrate stems

Plants; Horticulture

Some plants send their shoots along the ground. Melons, cucumbers, etc., are examples of such prostrate stem plants.

protein

Plants; Horticulture

Any of a group of high-molecular-weight nitrogen-containing compounds that yield amino acids on hydrolysis. Protein is a vital part of living matter and is one of the essential ...