Louisiana Landscape Horticulture A-M Latest
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Acid Soil - CORRECT ANSWER: Soil with a pH of less than 7.0. Agricultural lime is
used to raise the pH and correct a very acid soil condition.
Acre - CORRECT ANSWER: A land containing 43,560 square feet and measuring
approximately 210' x 210' square
Actual - CORRECT ANSWER: The part of the formula of any product, containing
several ingredients, which refers to a specific ingredient. For example, a 5-pound box of
a general purpose plant food (10-10-10) would have 10% nitrogen, 10% phosphate and
10% potassium. 10% of 5lbs is 1/2lb . Therefore, the actual content of the three major
ingredients in the mixture is 1/2 lb each.
Adventitious Root or Shoot - CORRECT ANSWER: Produced on stem tissue after
removal from the mother plant. These tissues developed on cuttings are identical to
those found during seedling development.
Alkaline Soil - CORRECT ANSWER: Soil with a pH of more than 7.0. The pH of Alkaline
soils are reduced by the application of iron sulfate, aluminum or large amounts of
sawdust, peat moss, or ground pine bark.
Annual Plant - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant living one year or less, usually planted in
spring after the last frost and dying at time of killing frost. During this time, the plant
grows, blooms, produces seeds and dies.
Anther - CORRECT ANSWER: The upper part of a stamen that produces pollen.
, Apical Dominance - CORRECT ANSWER: The suppression of growth of lateral buds by
the terminal bud of a stem.
Arboretum - CORRECT ANSWER: An area devoted to the display of a variety of living
trees and shrubs for study and comparison.
Asexual - CORRECT ANSWER: Without sex; refers to reproduction not involving the
fusion of gametes.
Auxin - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant hormone that influences and regulates plant
growth.
Balled and Burlapped - CORRECT ANSWER: Plant prepared for transplanting by
digging them so that the soil adjacent to the roots remains undisturbed; the ball of earth
is then wrapped in burlap or similar mesh fabric.
Bare Root - CORRECT ANSWER: In the winter or early spring, many varieties of
deciduous plants are sold with their roots bare. Dormant plants dug from the soil have
their roots cleaned and trimmed, and are prevented from drying out until the time they
should be planted.
Bedding Plants - CORRECT ANSWER: Refers to small plants sold in flats or packs.
They many be planted in beds, borders or wherever desired.
Biennial - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant that produces a rosette of leaves the first year
of its life, and sets flowers, fruit and seeds the second year and then dies. Ex: beet
carrot, sweet william.
Binomal - CORRECT ANSWER: A system of naming plants using two names. First
name is the genus and the second the species. Botanical or scientific name.
Update 2024-2025 120 Questions and 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Acid Soil - CORRECT ANSWER: Soil with a pH of less than 7.0. Agricultural lime is
used to raise the pH and correct a very acid soil condition.
Acre - CORRECT ANSWER: A land containing 43,560 square feet and measuring
approximately 210' x 210' square
Actual - CORRECT ANSWER: The part of the formula of any product, containing
several ingredients, which refers to a specific ingredient. For example, a 5-pound box of
a general purpose plant food (10-10-10) would have 10% nitrogen, 10% phosphate and
10% potassium. 10% of 5lbs is 1/2lb . Therefore, the actual content of the three major
ingredients in the mixture is 1/2 lb each.
Adventitious Root or Shoot - CORRECT ANSWER: Produced on stem tissue after
removal from the mother plant. These tissues developed on cuttings are identical to
those found during seedling development.
Alkaline Soil - CORRECT ANSWER: Soil with a pH of more than 7.0. The pH of Alkaline
soils are reduced by the application of iron sulfate, aluminum or large amounts of
sawdust, peat moss, or ground pine bark.
Annual Plant - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant living one year or less, usually planted in
spring after the last frost and dying at time of killing frost. During this time, the plant
grows, blooms, produces seeds and dies.
Anther - CORRECT ANSWER: The upper part of a stamen that produces pollen.
, Apical Dominance - CORRECT ANSWER: The suppression of growth of lateral buds by
the terminal bud of a stem.
Arboretum - CORRECT ANSWER: An area devoted to the display of a variety of living
trees and shrubs for study and comparison.
Asexual - CORRECT ANSWER: Without sex; refers to reproduction not involving the
fusion of gametes.
Auxin - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant hormone that influences and regulates plant
growth.
Balled and Burlapped - CORRECT ANSWER: Plant prepared for transplanting by
digging them so that the soil adjacent to the roots remains undisturbed; the ball of earth
is then wrapped in burlap or similar mesh fabric.
Bare Root - CORRECT ANSWER: In the winter or early spring, many varieties of
deciduous plants are sold with their roots bare. Dormant plants dug from the soil have
their roots cleaned and trimmed, and are prevented from drying out until the time they
should be planted.
Bedding Plants - CORRECT ANSWER: Refers to small plants sold in flats or packs.
They many be planted in beds, borders or wherever desired.
Biennial - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant that produces a rosette of leaves the first year
of its life, and sets flowers, fruit and seeds the second year and then dies. Ex: beet
carrot, sweet william.
Binomal - CORRECT ANSWER: A system of naming plants using two names. First
name is the genus and the second the species. Botanical or scientific name.
