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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epidermis of the roots

Plants; Horticulture

The outer or surface layer of the root tissues is the epidermis. In the young root, its function is largely that of protection and absorption of water and nutrients. As the ...

epsom salt

Plants; Horticulture

Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4.7H2O); used primarily as a magnesium fertilizer, but it also supplies sulfur. Used to supply Mg without altering soil/growing media pH.

equilibrium reaction (phc)

Plants; Horticulture

A mathematical measure similar to pH, but it also takes into account the alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, carbonate, and bicarbonate content of water.

erect stems

Plants; Horticulture

When the shoots grow upright, such as corn, cotton, alfalfa, shrub and tree plants, they are called plants with erect stems. Most of the branching shoots of such plants have a ...

essential element

Plants; Horticulture

One of the 17 elements that plants need for normal growth and development and to complete their life cycle. They are: carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), ...

eutrophication

Plants; Horticulture

A condition in stagnant pools and lakes usually characterized by an abundant accumulation of nutrients that supports a dense growth of plant and animal life, the decay of which ...