Turf and Ornamental Flashcards

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Applying a pesticide under the bark of trees

Tree injection method

Type of asexual plant reproduction where new plant grows from underground structures

Vegetative propagation

Change in practices used by people so pests do not enter

process barriers

Plants with broad, rounded or flattened leaves with netted veins (dandelions and roses)

broadleaf plants

Reproductive winged adults

alates

Uniform application of pesticide or other material over an entire field or area

broadcast shower

Loss of water from a cell

dessication

A non-feeding stage from which adults emerge

pupae

Small bacteria that lack a cell wall. Can cause disease to plants.

phytoplasma

Abnormal growth of leaf, stem, or twig tissue caused by the prescence of a gall-forming organism

gall

disease causing organism

pathogen

insects that lay their eggs in or on hosts

parasitoids

movements of reproductive units/seeds of a flowering plant away from the parent plant

seed dispersal

Parasites that feed on external surface of host

ectoparasites

Plants that lose their leaves at the end of each growing season

deciduous

non-chlorophyll bearing plant that lives as saprophytes or parasites

fungi

zones of actively dividing cells where growth occurs

meristem

inhibition of growth of a plant species caused by chemicals produced by another plant species

alleopathy

plants with one cotyledon

monocot

chemical for nematodes

nematicide

microscopic non-segmented roundworms

nematodes

Organisms not intended for management

non-target species