HORTICULTURE EXAM #16 VEGETABLE GARDENING
SOLVED
According to the National Gardening Association, this warm season vegetable is grown
in 86% of home gardens in the U.S. - correct answer Tomato
A motorized mechanical devise used to prepare soil in small gardens to obtain a
seedbed that is loose and without clumps or clods of dirt. - correct answer Tiller
Term used to describe a variety that has been passed down through a family for several
generations because of its valued characteristics. - correct answer Heirloom
Type of variety that flowers and fruits at one time; fruits ripen at one time for once-over
harvest; good for mechanical harvest. - correct answer Determinate
Type of vegetable production where plants are grown by floating them on a nutrient
solution. - correct answer Hydroponics
Term describing the rapid elongation of a flowering stalk from a rosette-type vegetable
such as lettuce or radish. - correct answer Bolting
The term for a group of vegetables that are known to be capable of associating with
nitrogen fixing bacteria. - correct answer Legumes
May cucurbits have separate male and female flowers. What are these type of flowers
called? - correct answer Monecious/Imperfect
Type of crops that are killed by frost and freezing temperatures. - correct answer Warm
Season crops
Term for a vegetable that is produced by crossing two parental lines. - correct answer
F1 Hybrid
A common disorder on tomato fruit caused by calcium deficiency. - correct answer
Blossom End Rot
Type of seeding where seeds are evenly scattered over a large area. - correct answer
Broadcast Seeding
Most melons are planted using this type of seeding/planting method. Used for
vegetables that have vigorous or vine type growth habit. - correct answer Hill Planting
Type of vegetable production where plants are grown soilless and a dilute of solution of
nutrients is sprayed on the roots. - correct answer Aeroponic
SOLVED
According to the National Gardening Association, this warm season vegetable is grown
in 86% of home gardens in the U.S. - correct answer Tomato
A motorized mechanical devise used to prepare soil in small gardens to obtain a
seedbed that is loose and without clumps or clods of dirt. - correct answer Tiller
Term used to describe a variety that has been passed down through a family for several
generations because of its valued characteristics. - correct answer Heirloom
Type of variety that flowers and fruits at one time; fruits ripen at one time for once-over
harvest; good for mechanical harvest. - correct answer Determinate
Type of vegetable production where plants are grown by floating them on a nutrient
solution. - correct answer Hydroponics
Term describing the rapid elongation of a flowering stalk from a rosette-type vegetable
such as lettuce or radish. - correct answer Bolting
The term for a group of vegetables that are known to be capable of associating with
nitrogen fixing bacteria. - correct answer Legumes
May cucurbits have separate male and female flowers. What are these type of flowers
called? - correct answer Monecious/Imperfect
Type of crops that are killed by frost and freezing temperatures. - correct answer Warm
Season crops
Term for a vegetable that is produced by crossing two parental lines. - correct answer
F1 Hybrid
A common disorder on tomato fruit caused by calcium deficiency. - correct answer
Blossom End Rot
Type of seeding where seeds are evenly scattered over a large area. - correct answer
Broadcast Seeding
Most melons are planted using this type of seeding/planting method. Used for
vegetables that have vigorous or vine type growth habit. - correct answer Hill Planting
Type of vegetable production where plants are grown soilless and a dilute of solution of
nutrients is sprayed on the roots. - correct answer Aeroponic
