Horticulture

Horticulture

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

Industry: Plants

Contributors in Horticulture

Horticulture

An earthy deposit, consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, commonly mixed with clay or other impurities. It is formed chiefly at the margins of freshwater lakes. It is commonly used for liming acid ...

Longitudinal section

Plants; Horticulture

As a root develops and elongates it develops four regions of cells, the root cap, meristematic region, elongation region and maturation region.

Maturation region

Plants; Horticulture

The root section back of the elongation region is the maturation region. This section of roots is divided into the root hair zone and differentiation zone.

Pop-up fertiliser

Plants; Horticulture

Fertiliser applied at planting in direct seed contact. A form of starter fertilizer. Pop-up fertilisation rates are necessarily low to avoid seeding damage from soluble salts. Pop-up formulation ...

Potential basicity

Plants; Horticulture

The pounds of calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) estimated to be equal to the addition of 1 tonne of a base-forming fertiliser to the soil/growing media. The higher the potential basicity of a fertilizer, ...

Potential acidity

Plants; Horticulture

The pounds of calcium carbonate (CaCO3 ) estimated to be required to neutralise the acidity caused by adding 1 tonne of an acid-forming fertiliser to soil/growing media. The higher the potential ...

Postplant fertiliser

Plants; Horticulture

A fertiliser application made to the plant/growing media after sowing seed or transplanting. fertiliser applied after planting without specific references to method of application. Side-dressing, ...