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Horticulture: Vegetable - Fruit Lab Flashcards

1
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What is Olericulture

A

The study of vegetable production

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2
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What are the top 5 principal vegetable crops in the US?

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Tomato
Lettuce Head
Lettuce Romaine
Sweet Corn
Onions

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3
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What crop is missing from the list that is important and typically listed separately in USDA statistic tables?

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Potatoes

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4
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What are the edible parts of the following monocots?

Asparagus
Chives
Garlic
Leek
Onion
Pop corn
Sweet Corn
Water Chestnut

A

Asparagus -Stem
Chives - Leaves
Garlic - Bulb
Leek - Leaf base
Onion - Bulb
Pop corn - Mature fruit
Sweet Corn - Immature Fruit
Water Chestnut - Corm

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5
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What Dicots have edible Roots

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Beet
Carrot
Horseradish
Parsnip
Radish
Rutabaga
Sweet potato
Turnip

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6
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What Dicots have edible Leaves

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Beet
Cabbage
Lettuce
Mustard greens
Parsley
Rhubarb
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Turnup

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7
Q

What Dicots have edible Seed/fruit

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Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Okra
Pepper
Squash
Tomato
Pumpkin

Pea
Snap bean

Pinto bean
Lima bean
Navy bean

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8
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What Dicots have edible miscellaneous

A

Broccoli - Inflorescence
Cauliflower - Inflorescence
Brussels sprouts - Axillary buds
Celery - Petiole
Potato - Tuber
Rhubarb - Petiole

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9
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Common plants in the Alliaceae family

A

Garlic -
Chive -
Leeks -
Onion - Stems

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10
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Common plants in the Liliaceae family

A

Asparagus

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11
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Common plants in the Brassicaceae family

A

bok choi
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Horse radish
Turnip
Watercress

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12
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Common plants in the Chenopodiaceae family

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Beet
Chard
Quinoa
Spinach
Sugar Beet
Beet

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13
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Common plants in the Asteraceae family

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Chamomile
Artichoke
Sunflower
Lettuce

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14
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Common plants in the Cucurbitaceae family

A

Cucumber
Melons
Squash

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15
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Common plants in the Fabaceae family

A

Beans

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16
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Common plants in the Solanaceae family

A

Egg plant
Peppers
Paprika
Potato
Tobacco
Tomato

17
Q

Common plants in the Umbellifereae family

A

Carrot
Celery
Dill
Cumin
Fennel
Parsley
Parsnip

18
Q

Common plants in the Poaceae family

A

Corn/maize
Oats
Wheat

19
Q

Common plants in the Convolvulaceae family

A

Sweet potato

20
Q

Which botanical families appears to be the most important?

A

Solanaceae Family (Potatoes)

Asteraceae Family (lettuce)
Poaceae Family (Grass)
Alliaceae Family (Onion/ Allium)

21
Q

In what other ways are plants categorized?

A

Harvest timing
Life cycle
Climatic adaption
Days to maturity/growing season

22
Q

What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by harvest timing?

A

Many vegetables grown primarily for processing are determinant types

23
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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Life Cycle?

A

Annual
Biennial
Perennial

24
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What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Climatic adaption?

A

By temperature preferences
Based on the temps that certain plants require for optimum growth

Cool season - below 65
Warm season - above 70

25
Q

What does it mean for a plant to be categorized by Days to maturity/growing season?

A

Growing season is the number of days between the last frost in the spring and the first frost in the fall.

26
Q

What is a determinant type?

A

Cease vegetative growth when flowering begins.
Will be ready for one harvest all (machine or hand) at the same time.

27
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What is an indeterminant type?

A

Continue to grow vegetatively after flowering begins
Produce ripe fruits over a period of several weeks/months.

28
Q

What is horticulture?

A

The study of fruit and vegetable cultivation.

29
Q

what is Pomology

A

The study of fruit and nut production

30
Q

Which state leads in the production tonnage of apples?

A

Washington

31
Q

Which state appears to be the most important in terms of production value and acreage?

A

California

32
Q

Which 5 fruits/nuts are grown significantly in Wisconsin?

A

Cranberries
Strawberries
Plums
Apples
Cherries

33
Q

Which family appears to be the most important as far as the number of fruits found within it?

A

Rosaceae

34
Q

What are some examples of Cool season plants

A

Asparagus
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Lettuce
Potato
Radish
Spinach
Swiss chard
Turnip

35
Q

What are some examples of Warm season plants

A

Bush bean
Pole bean
Beet
Cucumber
Muskmelon
Onion
Bell pepper
Pumpkin
Squash
Sweet corn
Tomato
Watermelon

36
Q

Fruit yield is influenced by?

A

Both the presence and activity of pollinators.

37
Q

Which fruit require pollen from another nearby individual to produce fruit

A

Plum
Apple

38
Q

What zones can these following fruits grow in?

Apples
Peaches
Blackberries
Strawberries

A

Apples
2-9

Peaches
5-10

Blackberries
5-10

Strawberries
3-10

39
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