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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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Plowdown fertiliser
Plants; Horticulture
Fertiliser applied to the soil surface prior to tillage with a moldboard plow. Broadcast applications of nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), are often incorporated into the soil ...
Plants
Plants; Horticulture
There are about 350,000 known species of plants. These species vary in their structure, habits of growth, size methods of reproduction, rate of growth, longevity, physiological activities and ...
Phosphate rock
Plants; Horticulture
Phosphate-bearing ore composed largely of tricalcium phosphate. Phosphate rock can be treated with strong acids or heat to make available forms of phosphate. Finely ground rock phosphate is ...
Phosphoric acid
Plants; Horticulture
A term that refers to the phosphorus content of a fertilizer, expressed as phosphoric acid (P2O5). The AAPFCO has adopted as official the following : "The term phosphoric acid designates P2O5." ...
Plant sample
Plants; Horticulture
A representative sample of plant tissue utilised for chemical analysis to determine plant nutrient status. Specific instructions have been developed for collection of tissue samples from various ...
Plastids
Plants; Horticulture
Inside the cytoplasmic fluid are larger bodies of ovoid and spherical mass called plastids, which may be colourless or have various colors.
Plant cells
Plants; Horticulture
All living tissues have units of structural development. These units are miniature box-like compartments called cells.
