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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banding

Plants; Horticulture

Method of fertilizer application. Banding is a general term that implies applications which concentrate fertilizers into narrow zones that are kept intact to provide a ...

base

Plants; Horticulture

Compound that forms hydroxide ions (OH-) in aqueous solutions, in a wider sense also metals, e.g., K, Ca

base exchange

Plants; Horticulture

The replacement of cations, held on the soil complex, by other cations.

basic fertilizers

Plants; Horticulture

A fertilizer that causes an increase in pH (i.e., decreased acidity or increased basicity) when applied to soil/growing media. A fertilizer is basic primarily due to its nitrate ...

basic slag

Plants; Horticulture

A by-product in the manufacture of steel , containing lime, phosphate and small amounts of other plant food elements such as sulfur, manganese and iron. Basic slags may contain ...

best management practices (bmp)

Plants; Horticulture

The practice of minimizing production inputs that contribute to environmental contamination. : Best management practices (BMPs) are those practices which have been proven in ...

bicarbonate

Plants; Horticulture

Partially dissociated carbonic acid in the form HCO3- . A water pH between 7.4 and 9.3 will have bicarbonate as the main form of carbonic acid present.