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17. Trees or other growth occupying a specifi c area that are uniform in species, size, age,
arrangement, and condition.
18. A professional who specializes in the cultivation of grapes to be eaten fresh and to be
used for making juices, raisins, jams, jellies, and wines.
19. The ripening or biological aging of harvested crops.
20. A plant that lives longer than one or two years.
21. A collection of grass plants that form a ground cover, often used for sports areas, homes,
and industrial sites.
22. The science or practice of planting, managing, restoring, and caring for forests; the
cultivation of trees.
23. A place where young plants and trees are cultivated for sale and for planting elsewhere.
24. The constructed areas around a building or in a landscape, such as pavers, patios,
sidewalks, and retaining walls.
25. The design, installation, and maintenance of plants inside buildings.
26. A person who plants, manages, and cares for forests.
Know and Understand
Answer the following questions using the information provided in this chapter.
1. Identify and briefl y describe the four areas of plant science.
2. Cultivated crops are used for what three main purposes?
3. In what areas might an agronomist specialize?
4. List the three edible horticultural sciences and the four ornamental horticultural
sciences.
5. In horticulture, what part(s) of a plant are considered to be a vegetable?
6. Explain how high-density orchards differ from traditional orchards.
7. What is viticulture (also called viniculture)?
8. What is fl oriculture and what are some careers that fall under this area?
9. How are trees and shrubs different?
10. Describe three methods of cultivating and marketing nursery plants that are fi eld
grown.
11. What are four benefi ts of interiorscapes?
12. Why did growing a home lawn become popular in the 1940s in the United States? How
did this affect horticultural companies?
13. Why is growing edibles throughout a garden a good practice?
14. What are some criteria used by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in
granting a farm or food organic certifi cation?
15. What is sustainable agriculture?
16. What is integrated pest management (IPM)? What are some strategies associated with
IPM and what benefi t does it provide?