Intro to Greenhouse and Horticulture

Production and cultivation of fruit and nut crops refers to which of the following?

• Floriculture

• Olericulture

• Cut flowers

• Pomology

Which of the following is responsible for the creation of large-scale windbreaks?

• Trees

• Bushes

• Flowers

• Lawns

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The process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down is described by

which of the following?

• Run-Off

• Phytoremediation

• Decay

• Erosion

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The related products and services sector of the horticulture industry provides how

many jobs?

• More than 100,000

• More than 10 million

• More than 250,000

• More than 750,000

Horticulture is the cultivation of which of the following?

• Gardens

• Golf courses

• Forests

• Deserts

Which of the following is NOT provided to plants by soil?

• Stability

• Nutrients

• Run-Off

• Oxygen

____ is a technique where water-soluble fertilizers can be applied through irrigation systems.

• Aquafertilization

• Chemigation

• Fertigation

• None of the above

_____ emit infrared radiation, which heats only those objects in its path.

• Electric heating pads

• Radiant heaters

• Electric cables

• Radial heaters

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Adding _______ can cool the greenhouse and raise the relative humidity.

• Fans

• Fog

• Steam

• Bottom heat

Plant debris must be promptly removed because it can cause accidents or harbor plant disease organisms or pests.

• True

• False