Across
- 6. A shoot that grows from a seed or bud.
- 12. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.
- 14. The cultivation of trees and shrubs.
- 17. A reproductive cell, as in ferns or fungi.
- 19. The breeding of specimens of a plant or animal.
- 21. Process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
- 24. A horticultural technique where parts of two plants are joined.
- 27. Grown for aesthetic pleasure rather than for use.
- 28. Part of the pistil that contains ovules and develops into the fruit.
- 29. The female reproductive part of a flower.
- 31. Fine-grained soil that retains water.
- 32. A plant that lives for more than two years.
- 35. The male reproductive part of a flower.
- 37. Receptive tip of a carpel, receiving pollen.
- 39. Relating to growth or nutrition, as opposed to sexual reproduction.
- 40. A flower or mass of flowers, especially on a tree or bush.
- 45. Measure of soil acidity or alkalinity.
- 46. An unhealthy condition of a plant.
- 48. To care for and encourage the growth or development of.
- 50. A shoot arising from the base of a plant or from its roots.
- 52. Supply of water to land or crops to aid growth.
- 53. The preparation of land for growing crops.
- 54. Producing fruit.
- 56. A horizontal underground stem.
- 59. Transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma.
Down
- 1. A root system consisting of many small, branched roots.
- 2. A plant or plant part onto which another plant is grafted.
- 3. A plant whose leaves, flowers, or seeds are used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume.
- 4. Plant leaves, collectively.
- 5. A compact knob-like growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
- 7. The act of trimming or cutting back a plant.
- 8. Fine granular material, larger than clay but smaller than sand.
- 9. Any undesirable plant growing in a garden or field.
- 10. A main root that grows straight down and gives off smaller lateral roots.
- 11. A young plant, especially one raised from seed.
- 13. The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
- 15. An individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent.
- 16. Leaf-like structure that encloses the bud of a flower.
- 18. A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
- 19. Modified leaf that forms part of a flower.
- 20. Not consisting of or derived from living matter.
- 22. Pores on the leaf surface for gas exchange.
- 23. Ideal soil type for most plants, a mix of sand, silt, and clay.
- 25. The ability of a plant to withstand a disease or pest.
- 26. Process by which a seed sprouts and begins to grow.
- 30. A swollen underground stem, e.g., potato.
- 33. Fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
- 34. Reproductive structure of conifers.
- 36. A woody perennial plant, typically with a single stem or trunk.
- 38. Part of a stamen containing pollen.
- 41. A plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons.
- 42. Coarse-grained soil that drains quickly.
- 43. Grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
- 44. A rounded underground storage organ of a plant, e.g., onion.
- 45. An insect or other animal that attacks or damages crops.
- 47. Fit or suitable to be eaten.
- 49. A woody plant smaller than a tree, often with multiple stems.
- 51. Green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight.
- 55. The scientific study of plants.
- 57. A plant whose stem requires support and climbs by tendrils or twining.
- 58. Decomposed organic material used as a fertilizer.