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

The green plastids contain chlorophyll and are called chloroplasts. The chloroplasts are the food-making bodies of the protoplasm of plants. These green bodies have the ability to capture, hold and ...

Cell wall

Plants; Horticulture

A cell wall consists of cellulose or lignin-like material which may be covered with a gelatinous pectin and/or waxy substance. Also, it may be impregnated with oils and resins. The cell wall gives ...

Cellulose acetate

Plants; Horticulture

Type membranes - A membrane composed of cellulose acetate used in reverse osmosis water purification systems. These membranes are sensitive to pH, but resistant to chlorine.

Cell structure

Plants; Horticulture

Most plant cells contain three major parts: the cell wall, protoplasm and inclusions.

Chlorination

Plants; Horticulture

To treat with chlorine as a disinfectant; used in recycled water treatment.

Fertiliser soil reaction zone

Plants; Horticulture

That volume of soil containing fertiliser components and/or their reaction products before they are dispersed by soil water or tillage. The size of the fertilizer-soil reaction zone is determined by ...

Fertiliser injector

Plants; Horticulture

A device attached to the irrigation line to inject a small amount of concentrated fertiliser into the water stream to yield a dilute concentration of fertiliser in the irrigation water. The ...