Horticulture - Chapter 9 (Soils)

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Across
  1. 2. on the surface, composed of organic matter and a small amount of mineral matter (2 wrds)
  2. 3. medium-sized mineral particles
  3. 7. diluted mixtures of fertilizer used when plant are transplanted (2 wrds)
  4. 9. the form of nitrogne used by plants
  5. 11. broadcast classifications on a soils map, designated by Roman numerals I through VIII (2 wrds)
  6. 14. mixture of partially decayed organic matter such as leaves, manure, and household plant wastes
  7. 16. natural volcanic glass material that has water-holding capabilities
  8. 18. material or surrounding environment in which a living organism functions and lives
  9. 21. referred to as sweetness
  10. 23. components that achieve one or more purposes of the mixture (2 wrds)
  11. 25. the proportions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (2 wrds)
  12. 26. an organism that breaks down material that was once living
  13. 29. group of pale of ashy mosses
  14. 30. below the b horizon, composed mostly of parent material (2 wrds)
  15. 32. deposit left by lakes
  16. 33. deposit transported by streams
  17. 34. medium-textured soil
  18. 36. a cross-sectional view of soil (2 wrds)
  19. 37. mineral matter from a group of mica-type materials
Down
  1. 1. the tendency of soil particles to cluster together and function as soil units called aggregates (2 wrds)
  2. 4. nidpoint of the pH scale, meaning neither acidic or alkaline
  3. 5. referred to as sourness
  4. 6. located near the surface and consists of mineral matter and organic matter, also known as the a horizon
  5. 8. area below the c horizon
  6. 10. deposit left by ice
  7. 12. measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity
  8. 13. deposit left by gravity
  9. 15. addition to or change to soil, most are made to add organic matter, add specific nutrients, or modify soil pH (2 wrds)
  10. 17. parent materials formed in place (2 wrds)
  11. 19. practice of growing plants without soil (2 wrds)
  12. 20. consists of partially decomposed mosses that have accumulated in waterlogged areas called bogs (2 wrds)
  13. 22. deposit left by wind
  14. 24. larger mineral particles
  15. 27. organic matter, fine mineral particles
  16. 28. below the a horizon, also known as the b horizon
  17. 31. on level areas, the water soaks in and moves through the soil
  18. 35. layer of soil