GA State Floriculture JR 18-19

IPM stands for

• Integrated Plant Management

• Integrated Pest Management

• Insect Pest Management

• Insect and Pest Management

Plant _ are organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that can be very harmful to plants.

• host

• vertebrates

• pathogens

• mollusks

Slow release fertilizers are typically mixed into plant media at the time of planting and are commonly _ type fertilizers.

• insoluble

• soluble

• organic

• complex

When ordering for school greenhouses, teachers typically order bedding plants as young plants with well established, complete, and independent root systems known as

• cuttings

• bare root

• plugs

• seeds

One of the fastest growing sectors of the green industry is _, a water based soil-less growing media.

• tissue culture

• xeriscaping

• micropropagation

• hydroponics

Insects feed on a variety of plants. An insects feeding habits are determined by their

• mouth parts

• size

• environment

• thorax

Plants that are deficient in _ often are reddish purple in color

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• potassium

• calcium

Plants obtain _ by breaking down carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• carbon

• nitrogen

Most horiculture plants can thrive in a pH range of _ to 7.

• 0

• 3

• 4

• 5.5

The area on the stem where leaves develop is the _

• bud

• axil

• node

• rhizome