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Intro to Horticulture
Mrs. Molitor
Today we will:
•Explain the purpose of horticulture practices.
•Identify the basic parts of a plant.
Horticulture•The ART of cultivating fruits, nuts, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
• Horti = garden• Culture = garden
culture
Floriculture
•The cultivation of ornamental
flowering plants.
Botany
•The SCIENCE of plants to include
anatomy, physiology and taxonomy.
Pomology• The science and practice of
growing, harvesting and marketing tree fruits and nuts.
Olericulture• The science and practice of growing,
harvesting and marketing vegetables.
Agronomy
The science and practice of grass and soils.
Annual• A plant which grows, flowers, produces seeds, and dies in one
year. Must be replanted each year.
Perennial•A plant that grows year
after year without replanting. A plant whose
roots lives year to year.
Parts of a Plant
The Stem:•holds up the plant parts above the ground.
•has tiny tubes to transport water an nutrients to the plant’s parts.
Leaves:•Make food for plants which
is sugar•Take in carbon dioxide
through tiny openings in the leaves
Roots:•Hold the plant in the ground•Take in water and nutrients
for the plant’s growth
Petals:•Are the colored part of the plant
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant holds it in the ground?
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant holds it in the ground?
•Roots
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?
•leaves
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant holds it above the ground?
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant holds it above the ground?
•stem
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant is usually colored?
Let’s see what you learned:
•Which part of the plant is usually colored?
•petal
Node• The “joint” of a stem, the swollen place
where leaves and buds are attached. Roots form here when cuttings are
made.
•The space between the nodes on a stem.
Internode
Petiole• The stalk structure
which supports the blade of the leaf. It attaches
the leaf blade to the stem.
Simple leaf•A solitary leaf attached
to a stem by a petiole.
Compound Leaf• A group of leaflets which compose
the entire compound leaf.
Leaf Margin• The outer edge of a leaf ….• Serrate, entire, lobed, etc.
Today we have…
• Explained he purpose of horticulture practices.
• Identified the basic parts of a plant.