Horticulture - Test 1 revision

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Across
  1. 2. a period when a plant or seed is inactive and growth stops temporarily
  2. 5. a new plant produced from a parent plant
  3. 8. the rooted plant onto which another plant is grafted
  4. 10. the material or substrate in which plants grow, such as soil or compost
  5. 12. the branch of horticulture dealing with vegetable growing
  6. 13. the act of collecting mature crops
  7. 15. a plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons
  8. 17. the main plant axis that supports leaves and transports nutrients
  9. 20. the outer protective layer surrounding a seed
  10. 22. a substance required for plant growth and development
  11. 23. a thickened underground stem storing nutrients (e.g., potato)
Down
  1. 1. the upper part of a graft that grows onto the rootstock
  2. 3. shedding leaves annually at the end of the growing season
  3. 4. bearing cones and typically having needle-like evergreen leaves
  4. 6. the hard inner part of certain fruits that contains the seed
  5. 7. joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
  6. 9. a place where young plants are propagated and grown for sale or planting
  7. 11. a method of plant propagation by splitting a plant into parts with roots
  8. 14. the leaves of a plant considered collectively
  9. 16. an organism that damages or harms cultivated plants
  10. 18. water present in soil or air, essential for plant growth
  11. 19. a plant type within a species with distinct traits, often selected in cultivation
  12. 21. the stalk that attaches a leaf blade to the stem