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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bonemeal

Plants; Horticulture

Raw bone meal is cooked bones ground to a meal without any of the gelatin or glue removed. Steamed bone meal has been steamed under pressure to dissolve out part of the gelatin.

boom system

Plants; Horticulture

An overhead irrigation system where the nozzles are mounted on a boom that moves above the plants.

brand

Plants; Horticulture

The trade name assigned by a manufacturer to a particular fertilizer product.

brine water

Plants; Horticulture

A water very high in solutes. It may also refer to the byproduct or waste water of water purification systems.

broadcast application

Plants; Horticulture

Application of either solid or fluid fertilizer to the soil surface with or without subsequent incorporation by tillage. No specific location relative to the plant is implied. ...

buffer

Plants; Horticulture

A system of substances, usually a mixture of weak acids and their salts, which tends to resist changes in pH. In soils, organic matter, clays, and free calcium carbonate tend to ...

aeration soil

Plants; Horticulture

The exchange of air in soil with air from the atmosphere. The composition of the air in a well-aerated soil is similar to that in the atmosphere; in a poorly aerated soil, the ...