Horticulture

Horticulture

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

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differentiation zones

Plants; Horticulture

The older meristematic cells of a young root change to mature tissues. They develop xylem, phloem and other tissues to carry absorbed nutrients up into the stems, etc., and return synthesized ...

When a primary root branches quickly into many slender roots it develops a diffused or fibrous root system. There may be several main roots which are about equal in diameter and have many branching ...

digestion

Plants; Horticulture

The process, which converts water insoluble food into water soluble foods, or changes complex food into simpler foods for utilization, is called digestion. It usually proceeds transportation, ...

distillation

Plants; Horticulture

A water purification process where water is heated into vapor form (which leaves impurities behind) and is then condensed to produce purified water.

dolomite

Plants; Horticulture

A lime composed of calcium-magnesium carbonate [CaMg(CO3)2]. Pure dolomite contains 13.1% Mg. Dolomite is often used interchangeably and incorrectly for dolomitic lime. A material used for liming ...

fertilizer ratio

Plants; Horticulture

The fertilizer analysis reduced to the least common denominator, which yields the ratio of N-P2O5-K2 O. For example, a 18-6-12 analysis has a 3-1-2 ratio.

fertilizer soil reaction zone

Plants; Horticulture

That volume of soil containing fertilizer components and/or their reaction products before they are dispersed by soil water or tillage. The size of the fertilizer-soil reaction zone is determined by ...