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Horticulture Chapter 1 Review

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% of food produced by Horticulture40%
Nutrients in fruits/vegetablesminerals and vitamins
Most nutritious way to cook veggiesRaw, steamed, cooked
Define HorticultureScience or art of growing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants
4 Sciences in AgricultureAgronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Botany
Study of field cropsAgronomy
study and maintenance of forestsForestry
Study of properties of plantsBotany
Growing of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentalsHorticulture
People filling their homes with plantsGreen plant explosion
Why do people fill their homes with plantsHobby, Companion, Decoration, Something to do
Includes beautifying our environmentAesthetic Value
Horticulture used as a hobbyAvocational value
Places where Hort is therapyMental homes, retirement homes, Prisons
Most common Hort. job titleRetail Florist
Sells to public customersRetail
Sells to retail storesWholesale
Industry that sells floral arrangements and designsFloriculture
Manages athletic fields, golf courses etc.Turfgrass
Design and maintenance of trees and shrubsLandscaping
Business that sells young seedlingsNursery
Production of fruitsPomology
Start a plant from another plantPropagate
Move plant from one container to anotherTransplant
Thin outPrune
place one plant branch on anotherGraft
Production of vegetablesOlericulture
Production of trees and shrubsArboriculture
Region near equatorTropical
Dry warm areaArid Tropical
Wet warm areaHumid Tropical
Temperature area with instances of winter like conditionsSub Tropical
A change of seasonsTemperate
Rated area for plant growthPlant hardiness zone
First date of killing frostOctober 10th approx.
Last Killing frostApril 30-May 10


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