Hort 6 voc seed
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| Capillary action | movement of water upward through narrow spaces in the soil
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| Cross pollination | a process in which pollen of one plant unites with the egg of a different plant
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| Dibble | a tool used for making a hole for transplanting seedlings
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| Direct seeding | planting seeds in a permanent growing site
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| Embryo | a new plant that is developed as a result of fertilaiztion
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| Endosperm | the food supply for the young developing seedling which is contained in the seed.
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| Germinate | to sprout or begin to grow
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| Hardening off | gradually subjecting plants to more difficult growing conditions to prepare them for transplanting
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| Hybrid | an offspring of two different varieties of one plant which possesses certain characteristics of each parent.
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| Indirect seeding | a process in which seed is sown in a separate place from there the plants will eventually grow.
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| Micropropagation | another name for tissue culture
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| Named varieties | specific individual strains of one type of plant which have been named to indicate their particular traits
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| Peat moss | - partially decomposed vegetation usually from bogs that has a high water holding capacity
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| Perlite | a white granular material used to help loosen or open up spaces in rooting media
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| Pollen | male sex cells in plants
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| Primed | when seed are enhanced for better germination and development
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| Propagate | to increase in number or to reproduce
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| Seed coat | the outer covering of the seed
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| Seedling | young plants that have been germinated several days
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| Self pollination | fertilization of a plant with its own pollen
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| Sexual | reproduction involving male and female sex cells
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| Sphagnum moss | similiar to peat moss
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| Tissue culture | new method for rapidly reproducing plants using terminal bud tissue
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| True to seed | reproducing offspring from seed which are nearly exact duplicated of the plant
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| Vermiculite | a light material with a neutral pH used to increase the moisture-holding capacity of media
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