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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salts

Plants; Horticulture

The products, other than water, of the reaction of an acid with a base. Salts commonly found in soils break up into cations (sodium, calcium, etc.) and anions (chloride, sulfate, ...

sand filter

Plants; Horticulture

A filter composed of layers of different sized sand and gravel that is used to filter particulate material out of water.

saturated media extract (sme)

Plants; Horticulture

A method of soil/growing media extraction where the soil/growing medium is mixed with just enough water to make a paste, and then some of the water is vacuumed out or squeezed ...

saturated soil paste

Plants; Horticulture

A particular mixture of soil and water commonly used for measurements and for obtaining soil extracts. At saturation the soil paste glistens as it reflects light, flows slightly ...