Questions 41 to 60 Midterm

today, ornamental horticulture offers employment in individuals with a diversity of backgrounds and career goals

all types of plants can be grafted

landscapers often obtain their plants from wholesale nurseries

you cannot be an owner/operator of a floriculture business without a collage education

nursery production facility is likely to require less land than is an operation that uses only greenhouse for production

landscape architects generally install the landscape

plastic can be applied to framework of a greenhouse, double sheets separated by a layer of air to improve heat retention

a plant may spend 5 years or more in a wholesale nursery

root cuttings should be taken in late winter or early spring

The soil should be dry before beginning the installation of sod

cooperative extension specialist, considered a member of professional staff of state collage of Ag in nearly every state

successful retailers of nursery materials have good communication skills and an interest working w/ the general public

serpentine layering is best suited to plants that have a pendulous growth habit and flexible branches

cooperative extension is a university outreach service

america's plant nurseries/greenhouses are among the fastest-growing segments of US agriculture

floral designers are usually expected to be salespeople also

Cooperative Extension specialists spend little time interacting with the public

layering is usually faster, less expensive, and produces more new plants per parent plant

propagation by tissue and organ culturing requires totally sterile conditions throughout the process

an important part of establishing a new lawn properly is watering it several times each day for at least a month