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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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Total porosity
Plants; Horticulture
The percent volume (volume/volume) of soil/growing media comprised of pores. The pores are filled with air and/or water.
Toxicity
Plants; Horticulture
When the concentration of a nutrient or chemical becomes high enough in a plant to cause damage.
Total carbonates (tc)
Plants; Horticulture
The sum of bicarbonates and carbonates. Often used to express alkalinity.
Basal
Plants; Horticulture
Pertaining to the extremity of an organ by which it is attached to its support; leaves located at the base of the plant only.
Barbed bristles
Plants; Horticulture
With terminal or lateral spine-like hooks that are bent sharply backward.
Bareroot
Plants; Horticulture
Said of plants with the soil removed from their roots; not shipped in pots or with a full root ball.
