Horticulture

Horticulture

Of or pertaining to the business, science, and technology of intensely cultivating plants for the use of humans.

Industry: Plants

Contributors in Horticulture

Horticulture

Inside the sepals, there is another layer of leaf-like structures which are called the petals. These petals are often highly colored to attract insects for pollination. Their number is usually the ...

ph

Plants; Horticulture

The scale used to denote the acidity or alkalinity (lime content) of a soil or growing compost. 6.5 pH is considered neutral and supports most plant life.

phenotype

Plants; Horticulture

The visual appearance of a plant regardless of genetics.

photosynthesis

Plants; Horticulture

The internal process by which a plant turns sunlight into growing energy. The formation of carbohydrates in plants from water and carbon dioxide, by the action of sunlight on the Chlorophyll in the ...