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PSS 010 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Plastic (Container) - ANSWERSBest type of container; easy to clean and reuse; durable Clay (Container) - ANSWERSThe container type that is heavy, breakable and can get a build up of salt Wood Cedar (Container) - ANSWERSIf this container type i...

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Plastic (Container) - ANSWERSBest type of container; easy to clean and reuse; durable



Clay (Container) - ANSWERSThe container type that is heavy, breakable and can get a build up of salt



Wood Cedar (Container) - ANSWERSIf this container type is treated, it could be toxic to the plant



Peat/ Wood Fiber (Pots) - ANSWERSTo use this type of pot properly, you typically need ADDED
NITROGEN since they are high in carbon material



Peat, Bark, Moss, Cior, and Compost - ANSWERSOrganic potting media components are.... (name 5)



Sand, Perlite, Vermiculite - ANSWERSInorganic potting media components are mineral components for
draining and aeriation and include... (name 3 types)



Bogs - ANSWERSWhere does peat come from?



Coir - ANSWERS___ is a cookout fiber as a peat replacement; quickly renewable resource



Sunny, Dry, Mid-Day - ANSWERSWhen is it best to collect seeds?



In Paper-Envelopes or Bags - ANSWERSHow do you collect seeds?



Air dry, soak if dried - ANSWERSHow do you treat seeds after removal? Fruit removal?



Cold, Dry (temperatures; Dry, Dark (Conditions); Desiccant Packet - ANSWERSTo store seeds:

,-___, ___ temperature

-___, ___ conditions

-_________



Scarification of Seeds - ANSWERSSeed coat abraded; happens naturally from animals eating seed
(stomach acid etch the seed coat); can be done using file or sandpaper, rock tumbler, nail clippers



Stratification of Seeds - ANSWERSPeriod of cool and moist time like leaves that layer seeds in fall, winter,
and spring; can be done by placing the seeds in a ziplock, placing in sand, add water, and place in
refrigerator for 1-3 months



2-3; surface - ANSWERSWhen sowing seeds, they should be ___ times their diameter deep; they should
be watered gently and evenly, and light should be directly on the ___



prick-out the seedling, cotyledons - ANSWERSTo transplant seeds, you should ___ with a dibble, pencil,
or popsicle stick; Handle only by the ___, never the stem; Make hole in potting mix first then firm mix
around seedlings root after planting



- ANSWERSScoring the rootball



Cuttage - ANSWERSFor ___, the longer the cutting, the better



Softwood or Hardwood - ANSWERS___ Cuttage: 6-8" cutting length



Herbaceous - ANSWERS___ Cuttage: 3-5" cutting length



2 - ANSWERSThe minimum number of nodes required is ___



Factors affecting rooting - ANSWERSAge of stock plant (cone of juvenility),

Auxins,

Carbohydrates,

, Mineral nutrients of stock plant,

Presence of flower buds/flowers, proper moisture (in rooting medium and in surroudning atmosphere),

Light,

Temperature,

Wounding,

Time of year when cutting is taken

Deciduous (=fall/winter when dormant)

Narrowleaf Evergreens (=fall/winter when dormant like yew bush)

Broadleaf Evergreens (=summer when active like holly)



Herbaceous, Tip, Leaf-Bud, Leaf (limited to only a few plants like begonia and African Violet), Woody, -
ANSWERSTypes of Cuttings



Auxin - ANSWERSPlant hormone; Elongation of cells; Plant growth



Label - ANSWERSIt is important to __ when taking cuttings so that you do not mix up plants



Layerage - ANSWERSThe process of forming roots on a stem that is still attached to a plant



Renew, Direct Energy - ANSWERSPros of Layerage: __ an existing plant, ____ from mother plant



Limited Number, Disease - ANSWERSCons of Layerage: Results in a ____ of plants, __ can be transmitted
to new plant



Tip - ANSWERS___ Layering is when the tip of the shoot is inserted into the ground upside down; Often
done with raspberries and other brambles



Simple - ANSWERS___ Layering is done in the spring; 6" of the tip is exposed; Wired and staked; Used on
narrow-leaved evergreens

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