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Horticulture
Of or pertaining to the business, science, and technology of intensely cultivating plants for the use of humans.
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epidermis of the roots
Plants; Horticulture
The outer or surface layer of the root tissues is the epidermis. In the young root, its function is largely that of protection and absorption of water and nutrients. As the roots become larger and ...
epsom salt
Plants; Horticulture
Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4.7H2O); used primarily as a magnesium fertilizer, but it also supplies sulfur. Used to supply Mg without altering soil/growing media pH.
equilibrium reaction (phc)
Plants; Horticulture
A mathematical measure similar to pH, but it also takes into account the alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, carbonate, and bicarbonate content of water.
erect stems
Plants; Horticulture
When the shoots grow upright, such as corn, cotton, alfalfa, shrub and tree plants, they are called plants with erect stems. Most of the branching shoots of such plants have a tendency to grow ...
essential element
Plants; Horticulture
One of the 17 elements that plants need for normal growth and development and to complete their life cycle. They are: carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium ...
eutrophication
Plants; Horticulture
A condition in stagnant pools and lakes usually characterized by an abundant accumulation of nutrients that supports a dense growth of plant and animal life, the decay of which depletes the shallow ...
exchangeable base
Plants; Horticulture
A basic cation (Ca+2, Mg+2, K+, NH4+) adsorbed on a soil colloid, but which can be replaced by hydrogen (H+) or some other cation.