Georgia Nursery Landscape 2016

The shorter days of fall signal perennials, shrubs, and trees to start hardening off and preparing for _________

• active growth

• dormancy

• reproductive phase

• none of the above

________ stimulate growth in both the stem and leaf by cell elongation. They also stimulate premature flowering, growth of young fruits, and breaking of dormancy.

• auxins

• cytokinins

• gibberellins

• inhibitors

_______ is the process required by some seeds that have a hard seed coat whereby they must be soaked or scratched before the seeds are able to germinate

• forcing

• layering

• scarification

• stratification

_________ are very solid, compact stems with nodes and internodes. They also are of a very short specialized stem for food storage.

• bulbs

• corms

• rhizomes

• tubers

The newly installed shoot or top of the plant in grafting is called the _______

• cambium

• layer

• rootstock

• scion

The first control used in an integrated pest management program should be ______

• biological control

• chemical control (spray, drench, fog)

• collecting pests and pruning out infected areas

• decrease water

Which of the following is a consideration when applying chemicals outside?

• ambient temperatures

• nearby streams or lakes

• proximity to sensitive plants or animals

• all of the above

_______ are contact poisons applied in gaseous form

• contact poisons

• fumigants

• pheromones

• stomach poisons

When attempting to control insects with insecticides, in which of the following stages should you NOT apply insecticides?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

_________ involves technical knowledge in many areas, including: pruning, weed control, replacement of plant material, proper mowing procedures.

• landscape architecture

• landscape design

• landscape maintenance

• landscape pricing