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when induced to flower apical meristems produce a number of _____ ___-
floral/ leaf primorida
induction can occur during the final stages of growth of ____ ___
annual crops
induction can occur during the end of growing season for____
perenialls
florigen is a ____ stimulus
flowering
what two adaptive responses allow seedlings to optimize photosynthetic light capture
phototropisms and shade avoidance.
three photorecpetors are
photochrome
crytochrom/phototropisms
uv receptors.
photoreceptors are controlled by
light intenisty, quality and perdoicty.
Acid solutions have _ as a dominate particle. Base solutions have __ as a dominate component
Hydrogens, Hydroxides.
acid soils can inhibit what type of bacteria
nitrogen fixing
horizion A is known as
zone of biological activity
horizon B is known as
rooting zone
Horizon C is known as
zone of transtion.
steps in tillage
plowing
deep tillage
land leveleing
mnimum tillage
soil fumigation
disking
harrowing
listing
cultivation
harvets
land preperation is
maintatin seedbend
crop residues,
control weeds
improrve physical conditions
control erosion
level the land.
physciall turning the soil does what
reduces soil born diseases
control weeds and insects
cause soil compaction
minium tillage does what
reduces compaction
soil imporves
disease can be a problem
contour plowing does what
reduce erosion
with irrigation land must be leveled.
soil chemistry is comprised of what three things
soil pH
CEC and
Water holding capacity.
plants wilt becuase of what occurance
they lose turgor, pressure that makes the plant rigid
main causes of soil infertility
erosion
desertifcaition
salination
urbanization.
factors that create erosion
water, wind human activities
salinization is caused by
high levels of salt
over cultivation
climate favor salt accumulation.
the greatest loss of agricultural land is due to waht
urbanization
three common names for temperatures
kelvin, celius and ferhinheitht
water loss, cell wall softening, and loss of semi peremabiilty has a massive effect on what
turgor pressures.
95 percent of the plants dry weight can described as
hydrated carbon in the form of carbohydrates like polymrs of glucose
nitrgoen is most abudent in what form
gas
Nitrgoen lacking plants are what color
yellow
78% of N gass is in the atmosphere, but the rest needs to be ____ to unstable ammonia to be taken up by crops
converted
what is the basic building block of commmon nitrogen fertilization
ammonina
nitrogen can be lost from the soil by what process
denitrogenfication.
harbor bosh porcess
nitrogen is commerical fixed into ammonia by energy
potassium is used for what
photosyntheisis, sugar translation and enyzme activation. Transport.
calcium is important in ____ and ____ within in the cytoplasm of the cell.
connection and signaling
phosphorous and magnesium
needed in ATP and Nadp energy structures.
Sulfur can be applied to crops as what
a fungcide
Abiotice envirometnal factors depend on what five factors
temperature, moisture, solar radiation, freezing, atmosphere
as air rises up it expands and cools down becuase its _____ _____ volume is increasing.
surface area
adiabatic cooling is when air gets _____ and rain is created
cooler
Rain shadows form on what side of the mountains
leeward
wounding can cause what physiolgocial effect
ethylene prodcution
stipulated respriation
phenolic metabolism
wound healing
wound enhanses repriation occurs becuase of the increase in what two things
CO2 and enzymatic activity
what plant is an example of a chill sensitive plant
corn