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Basic Crop Science

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In a germinating dicot seedling, if the end of the radical or primary root dies, what type of root system results?   Fibrous  
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In the soil profile, we discussed 4 “horizons” or zones. Which two horizons contain most of the roots, moisture, and nutrients?   A and O horizon  
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Fibrous   no central root system but a shallower system made up of roots about the same size  
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Fibrous root advantages   -More evenly distributed in soil -Shallower distribution where more moisture and nutrients are generally located  
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Taproot   forms from the primary radical and is the central portion of the root system.  
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Taproot advantages   -Can pull water and nutrients from deeper in the soil -Provides an excellent system for dicot crops to survive extended stress like drought -Provides anchorage for upright-growing crops -Provides food storage for dicot perennials to over-winter  
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Radicle   primary root that emerges first from the embryo in the seed  
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Seminal roots   seed roots that emerge from the embryo  
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Adventitious roots   roots that originate from tissue other than root tissue  
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Brace roots   above-ground roots in grasses that originate at the nodes  
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Epidermis   protects the root  
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Cortex   food storage area  
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Endodermis   becomes pericycle, phloem, and xylem  
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Pericycle   develops the branch roots  
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Phloem   transports sugar  
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Xylem   Transports water  
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Root hair   lateral extension of an epidermal cell that functions to increase the root’s surface area for nutrient and water uptake  
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Root cap   protects the apical meristem as the root penetrates the soil  
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Root cap region   cell region at end of root continually replaced by the apical meristem  
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Region of cell division   meristematic region where new cells are produced behind the root cap  
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Cell elongation zone   new cells are not produced but elongate to push the root through the soil  
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Differentiation zone   transition zone where cells start to differentiate  
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Maturation zone   cells become more specialized in function to form tissues  
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Causes of light intensity   high plant population, weed competition, extreme cloudy weather, anything that decreases light to the plant  
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Primary soil zone for root activity   in the upper zones O and A where most of the nutrients and water are located  
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Transport tissue in the roots   Xylem tissue moves water and nutrients up to the stems; Phloem moves photosynthesis products downward to the growing points at the root tips  
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Which part of the root protects the meristematic region as it moves through the soil?   root cap  
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What are the xylem and phloem in the root called?   Vascular bundle and Stele  
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Stem   central axis of a plant that supports leaves, branches, and flowers  
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Leaf   flat appendages attached to the stem to increase surface for light interception, photosynthesis, and transpiration  
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Stalk   solid stem of grasses like corn and sorghum  
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Culm   hollow stem of grasses like small grains (wheat, barley, oats, etc.)  
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Nodes   compressed tissue where axillary buds, leaves, branches, and flowers originate  
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Internode   areas between the nodes made of elongated cells  
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Axillary bud   located where the branch or leaf meets the stem  
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The meristem at the top of the plant can suppress axillary buds by hormone (auxin) activity. What is this suppression called?   Apical dominance  
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Soybeans are considered legumes and can produce their own nitrogen. What type of leaf is the first true leaf after the cotyledons?   Unifoliate  
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Stolon   above ground horizontal stems that function in asexual reproduction. Example- Crowsfoot grass  
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Rhizome   underground, horizontal stem that sends out roots from its nodes. Example- Johnson grass  
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Crown   compressed stem tissue with no internodes that can produce a stem (dicots) or tillers (small grains). Example- wheat  
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Tuber   enlarged underground stems with a large amount of carbohydrates and nodes. Example- Irish potato  
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Bulb   Compressed modified stem composed mostly of fleshy leaves. Example- Red onion  
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Corm   fleshy underground stem with few nodes and scaly, small leaves composed of stem tissue Example- Timothy grass  
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Intercalary meristem   growing point at the tip of grass stems where growth occurs from the bottom up  
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Stand density   As the density of the stand increases, the thickness and strength of the stem decreases causing lodging  
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Light intensity   As light intensity decreases, stems become spindly and weak, a condition called “etiolation”, due to auxin activity  
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Each plant has a particular arrangement in which its flowers are developed. This is called the:   Inflorescence  
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Pubescent   Covered with tiny hairs  
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Glabrous   waxy, no pubescence  
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Transpiration   occurs in the stomata which have guard cells that open and close based on osmotic pressure (K+ concentration), temperature, and water status of the plant.  
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What factor(s) can cause corn to lodge   High winds, Brace root damage, over-fertilization, high plant populations  
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Photosynthesis   Use of water, carbon dioxide, and light energy to produce energy for plant growth and maintenance  
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Respiration   Oxidative breakdown of organic substances at low temperatures  
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Light striking the leaf has 3 options:   Absorbed, Reflected, Transmitted  
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Carotenoids   Yellow/orange pigments that help protect the chlorophylls from high light intensity  
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In photosynthesis, there are light and dark reactions. What is the set of dark reactions referred to as?   Calvin cycle  
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Vertical tillage   reduce soil compaction. Reduce runoff and erosion  
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Soil density   Increases smaller root system  
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1 acre=how many ft?   43560 ft^2  
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1 hectare= how many acres?   2.471 acres  
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What % of Alabama's land is irrigated?   15%  
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Stele   same as the vascular bundle  
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Flag leaf   top of leaf below flower  
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nodes of cotton   3-4 days between  
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Palmer amaranth   grows 2-3" per day  
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1st node on cotton   0 cotyledon  
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Unifoliolate leaf   1st true leaf in a soybean plant  
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Thrips   Take nutrients out of plants; terminal damage  
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Planting date for corn   1st February- early April  
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As density increases...   lodging increases  
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Planting date for cotton   1st April- 1st June  
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Planting date for peanuts   April-last of May  
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Planting date for soybeans   Middle of April- middle of June  
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Planting date for wheat   October-November  
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Lignin   Give support to the plant  
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What are the 2 primary energy carriers?   ATP and NADPH  
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In respiration, ATP is produced from sucrose + oxygen + ADP + Pi. What is this set of reactions referred to as?   Kreb's cycle  
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