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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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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 ...

Acid fertiliser

Plants; Horticulture

A fertiliser 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, ...

Viable/viability

Plants; Horticulture

Seed or spores capable of germination with suitable treatment.

Vine

Plants; Horticulture

A slender stemmed plant that trails and climbs by means of attaching parts and stems.

Vesicle

Plants; Horticulture

A small bladdery sac or cavity filled with air or fluid.

Virus

Plants; Horticulture

A deforming microorganism that causes disease and death.

Vestige

Plants; Horticulture

The remains of an exhausted or dead plant structure.

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