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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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Ecology
Plants; Horticulture
The branch of biology that deals with the mutual relations among organisms and between organisms and their environment.
Function of stems
Plants; Horticulture
The chief function of stems is to conduct materials and produce support for leaves and reproduction organs. Raw materials or nutrients absorbed from the soil solution are transported from the roots ...
Function of leaves
Plants; Horticulture
The important function of most leaves is the manufacture of food for photosynthesis. Associated with photosynthesis are other physiological processes in leaves such as transpiration, respiration, ...
Global positioning systems (gps)
Plants; Horticulture
The term global positioning system (GPS) refers to a network of U.S. defence Department satellites that provide exact location coordinates to computers on board tractors, fertiliser applicators, ...
High pressure injection
Plants; Horticulture
A stream or pulse of fluid fertiliser forced below the soil surface at 2000 to 6000 psi without prior opening of the soil by some mechanical means. Pressures for this type of application are many ...
Geographic information systems (gis)
Plants; Horticulture
Technology that links satellite positioning data to on-board map information for variable rate applications, variable rate planting and yield mapping.
