Unit 6.00 Terms

Horticulture Ii Turfgrass with Murphy at J F Webb High School

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Vegetative

Made up of the shoot and root.

Shoot

Parts of the stem, leaves, and buds.

Root

Part includes root hairs.

Leaf

Made up of the stem, blade, petiole, and bud.

Root Hair

An expansion of an epidermal root cell which facilitates uptake of water.

Turf-grass

Vegetative parts include such things as the auricle and collar.

Collar

A light-colored band between the leaf blade and sheath on the lower side of the leaf.

Reproductive

Made up of the flower, seed, and fruit.

Sepal

The outermost whorl of a flower.

Stamen

The male, pollen-bearing part of a flower.

Pistil

The female portion of the flower, the part that receives, the pollen and forms the seed.

Ovary

The bottom of the pistil where the seed and fruit forms.

Fertilization

The union of the male and female sex cells.

Transpiration

The loss of water through the stomata or the leaves.

Respiration

The oxidation of food by plants and animals to yield energy for cellular activities.

Saturation

Soil condition in which all pore spaces are filled with water.

Proper turf-grass growth requirements...

Nutrients, light, and water.

Short-day plant

A plant that changes from vegetative to reproductive growth when day length drops below the critical day length.

Long-day plant

A plant that changes from vegetative to reproductive growth when the day length rises above the critical day length.

Photosynthesis

The plant process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted to sugar and oxygen in the presence of light and chlorophyll.

Micro climate

Climate conditions around a single plant.

Frost pocket

Generally low lying areas where cold air settle and frost occurs.

Macro Elements

Those essential elements used in the greatest quantity by plants.

Micro elements

Trace elements used in very small quantities.

Atmospheric

Environmental factors affecting turf-grass growth including light, temperature, moisture and wind.

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