Georgia Floriculture CDE 2016

In today's greenhouse industry, most bedding plants are produced as _______.

• plugs

• cuttings

• cells

• tissue culture

______ ______ take plants that have been grown to an intermediate stage by one grower and continue growing them through the final stages of production.

• Mid-size growers

• large growers

• finish growers

• transplant growers

A builiding associated with the greenhouse and sometimes directly attached to the greenhouse used for storage or operations but not directly used for growing plants is the ______.

• greenhouse

• glasshouse

• range

• headhouse

In order to avoid shadows cast by the greenhouse structure that can affect plant growth, in the US most greenhouses are oriented

• N to S

• E to W

• perpendicular

• parallel

Prior to 1950, all greenhouse structure were made of

• vinyl

• polycarbonate

• glass

• polyethylene

Process in which the grower removes the terminal end of a plant is known as

• cutting

• stripping

• separating

• pinching

______ are small, white, flat insects that resemble a small spot of cotton on the plant

• whiteflies

• mealybugs

• scale

• mites

Bulbs grow better if the soil is ______.

• neutral

• acidic

• basic

• alkaline

Produces stem and leaf growth

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• potassium

• calcium

Increases plant vigor and disease resistance

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Potassium

• Calcium