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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virus

Plants; Horticulture

A deforming microorganism that causes disease and death.

acid fertilizer

Plants; Horticulture

A fertilizer that causes a decrease in pH (i.e., increased acidity or decreased basicity) when applied to the soil/growing media. Acidity is primarily due to the application of ...

acidification

Plants; Horticulture

The process of making a substance or solution more acid, i.e., lower in pH. In irrigation, it refers to adding acid (sulfuric, phosphoric, or nitric acid) to the irrigation water ...

acidity and basicity of fertilizers

Plants; Horticulture

Fertilizers have neutral, acidic (lower soil pH), or basic (increased soil pH) effects when added to the soil. This effect is commonly expressed in terms of the amount of pure ...

actinomycetes

Plants; Horticulture

A category of soil bacteria that includes thread-like microorganisms forming elongated cells with a tendency towards branching. Actinomycetes are heterotrophic bacteria utilizing ...