Horticulture

Horticulture

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

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Insoluble

Plants; Horticulture

Not soluble. As applied to phosphoric acid in fertilizer, that portion of the total phosphoric acid which is soluble neither in water nor in neutral ammonium citrate. As applied to potash and ...

Kelp

Plants; Horticulture

Any of several species of seaweed sometimes harvested for use as a fertilizer. Dried kelp will usually contain 1.6 to 3.3 percent N, 1 to 2 percent P2O5 and 15 to 20 percent K2O.

Ion exchange resin

Plants; Horticulture

A solid matrix or beads containing fixed positive and/or negative charges that remove ions from water by ion exchange.

Leaching potential

Plants; Horticulture

A measure of a pesticide's tendency to move in solution with water and leach below the root zone into deep percolation in the soil.

Injection

Plants; Horticulture

Placement of fluid fertiliser or anhydrous ammonia in the soil either through use of pressure or nonpressure systems.

Knifed application

Plants; Horticulture

Process where fertiliser materials are banded into the soil with a slender knifing tool.

The downward conducting tissues in the leaves, stems and roots are called phloem. Such tissues are composed of sieve tubes, companion, fibre and parenchyma cells. The sieve tubes are the important ...