Horticulture

Horticulture

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

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virus

Plants; Horticulture

A deforming microorganism that causes disease and death.

acid fertilizer

Plants; Horticulture

A fertilizer that causes a decrease in pH (i.e., increased acidity or decreased basicity) when applied to the soil/growing media. Acidity is primarily due to the application of ammonium, ammonia, ...

acidification

Plants; Horticulture

The process of making a substance or solution more acid, i.e., lower in pH. In irrigation, it refers to adding acid (sulfuric, phosphoric, or nitric acid) to the irrigation water to create a ...

acidity and basicity of fertilizers

Fertilizers have neutral, acidic (lower soil pH), or basic (increased soil pH) effects when added to the soil. This effect is commonly expressed in terms of the amount of pure calcium carbonate that ...

actinomycetes

Plants; Horticulture

A category of soil bacteria that includes thread-like microorganisms forming elongated cells with a tendency towards branching. Actinomycetes are heterotrophic bacteria utilizing fixed carbon ...