Horticulture

Horticulture

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

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flowers

Plants; Horticulture

The flower part of seed plants is a highly modified shoot which develops into reproductive organisms. The development of a bud into a flowering shoot depends on many factors such as heredity, ...

fog system

Plants; Horticulture

A device that dispenses fine droplets of water that stay suspended in the air. Used for temperature and humidity control in greenhouses and propagation.

calcined clay

Plants; Horticulture

An inorganic growing media component made from clay that is fired (calcined) to harden it, then crushed and screened to size.

calcitic lime

Plants; Horticulture

A lime composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) derived from calcite. Pure calcitic lime contains 40% Ca. It is also called calcitic limestone.

calcium carbonate (caco3 ) equivalent

Plants; Horticulture

On fertilizer labels it is used as the basis for expressing potential acidity (how much calcium carbonate could 1 ton of the

calcium carbonate equivalent

Plants; Horticulture

The amount of calcium carbonate required to neutralize the acidity produced by a given quantity of fertilizer product.

cambium section of the root

Plants; Horticulture

As the root increases in diameter, meristematic tissue develops between existing xylem and phloem tissues. These meristematic tissues are responsible for and are called cambium.