Agricultural Terms: Vernalization, Irrigation, Disease Triangle, Soil Texture, Fertilizers, Quizzes of Gardening and Horticulture

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TERM 1 requirement that a plant must have a cold prior to flower bud initiation is called DEFINITION 1 vernalizationcold hardinessstratificationindemification TERM 2 when using irrigation for frost control, when do you turn off the water DEFINITION 2 when the field is waterloggedwhen enough ice has formed to insulate the blossoms or flower budswhen the ice has given off enough heat to make an inversion layerwhen the ice has melted off the flowers the folling day TERM 3 planting a resistant variety of squash, eliminates which point of the disease triangle DEFINITION 3 hostenvironmentpathogen TERM 4 Most greenhouse growers use a combination of DEFINITION 4 slow release and water soluble fertilizersslow release and dry granular fertilizers (readily aviaiable)water soluble and dry granular (readily available)water soluble quick release fertilizers TERM 5 which of the following statements regarding soil irrigation and texture is true DEFINITION 5 water rapidly flows into clay soil but clay sils do not hold much waterclay soils hold a lot of water, but hold water tighter than sandy soilssandy soils are slow to take up water, but hold a lot of water TERM 6 as the soil goes from sand to clay, the texture goes from... DEFINITION 6 course to finestiff to limpfine to coursefrisbee to dime TERM 7 clay soil particles have a... DEFINITION 7 positive chargetendency to drain quicklygenerally low fertilitynegative charge TERM 8 the major region in the US for apple production is.. DEFINITION 8 southeastnortheastfloridanorthwest TERM 9 a peach could be considered DEFINITION 9 annual, pome, and seedannual, berry and fruitperennial, drupe and fruit TERM 10 which of the following fertilizer elements is required in the least amount of plants DEFINITION 10 calciumpotassiummagnesiumzinc TERM 21 which one of the following is a member of the cucurbitacea Family? DEFINITION 21 potatosquashpeachonion TERM 22 what is the average amount of sunlight required of all vegetables? DEFINITION 22 less than 4 hours4 hours2 hours6-8 hours TERM 23 a compacted soil has little room for DEFINITION 23 airmineralsorganic matter TERM 24 which fruit is grown as an annual in California DEFINITION 24 bananaorangepeachstrawberry TERM 25 one of the primary differences in producing vegetables versus producing fruit is DEFINITION 25 fruit trees are cheaper to plantfruit plants are perennialsfruit plants prefer a lower pHfruit plants require pollination to bear fruit TERM 26 a petunia growing in a tomato field is a weed? (T/F) DEFINITION 26 True TERM 27 which of the following is the most efficient (in terms of water use and loss) form of irrigation DEFINITION 27 dripoverheadfurrowpop up lawn sprinkler TERM 28 One of the primary reasons we use potting soils in a greenhouse or nursery is... DEFINITION 28 colorweight*CECpH TERM 29 We would grow more apples commercially in Georgia if... DEFINITION 29 apples were not so cold sensitiveapples had a lower chilling hour requirementapples were more like peaches in disease resistanceapples were a more popular fruit nationawide TERM 30 Soil CEC could represent DEFINITION 30 the time it takes for soil to drainan indicator of soil fertilitythe acidity of the soilan indicator of wilting point TERM 31 All insects have... DEFINITION 31 3 body regions and 8 legs3 body regions and 6 legsanamorphous life cycle TERM 32 as the hardiness number of a zone goes from 7 to 8, the average winter temperature becomes... DEFINITION 32 warmerdryercolderno difference TERM 33 the disease triangle requires which of the following? DEFINITION 33 earth, wind, and firetime, light, and CO2host, pest, and environmentfungi, diseases, and pests TERM 34 the primary ingredient in lime that raises the pH is...? DEFINITION 34 nitrogenphosphoruspotassiumcalcium TERM 35 why are low spots in a field bad for fruit crops? DEFINITION 35 warm air accumulates, killing the plantscool air accumulates, speeding platndevelopmentcold air accumulates helping the plants growcold air accumulates and frosts kill blossoms TERM 46 potting materials used in greenhouse containers are called ___or___, instead of soil DEFINITION 46 substrate:mediapeat:sulferdirty:compost TERM 47 Grafting apples requires a top and a bottom component, respectively called the.. DEFINITION 47 cutting: rootstockbud: shootscion: rootstockleaf: stem TERM 48 To make crops last longer after harvest you should... DEFINITION 48 increase oxygen levelsdecrease oxygen and increase CO2decrease C02Increase oxygen and decrease Co2 TERM 49 During post harvest handling, some fruit is lost. What % of harvested fruit actually gets to the table? DEFINITION 49 50%10%90%0% TERM 50 4) the definition of the permanent wilting point of a plant is DEFINITION 50 the point a plant starts to wiltthe amount of water required for a plant to live through a droughtthe point at which a plant will not recover from lack of water TERM 51 which of the following encourages genetic diversity among horticulture crops DEFINITION 51 cloningapoximisgraftingopen pollination* TERM 52 Anti oxidants are DEFINITION 52 a para mlitary group fighting the current regimechemicals that prevent erosionsubstances to promote cell divisionsubstances that protect cells from free radicals* TERM 53 as the hardiness of the zone goes from 10 to 7, the average winter temperature becomes... DEFINITION 53 warmerdryercolder*no difference TERM 54 For a short day plant...as the days get shorter DEFINITION 54 flowering begins*flowering endsno effect TERM 55 As temperatures go up... DEFINITION 55 photosynthesis goes downphotosynthesis goes up*no effect TERM 56 If you leave your sun tanning towel on the lawn during the summer for a few days, when you finally get back to it, you find that the grass under the towel looks white. this is due to. DEFINITION 56 etiolation*coagigationinsulationsunscald TERM 57 the disease triangle requires which of the following DEFINITION 57 earth, wind, and firetime, light, and co2host, pest, and environment*fungi, diseases, and pests