Seed Propagation Crossword Puzzle

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DEFICIENCY : A lack or shortage of something, such as plant essential nutrients.
SOLUBLE : Able to be dissolved in water.
AMMONIFICATION : The process by which ammonium ions are made by saprophytic bacteria and fungi by incorporating nitrogenous compounds into amino acids and proteins with excess nitrogen being released as a by-product of their metabolism.
NITRIFICATION : The process by which several species of soil-dwelling bacteria will oxidize ammonium ions into nitrite ions.
TILTH : A general term to describe good soil quality for crop growth, including texture, structure, and pore space.
PHYTOTOXICITY : A poisonous effect by a substance on plant growth.
MACRO NUTRIENT : A nutrient that plants need in high quantities for normal growth and development.
FERTIGATION : The process of adding fertilizer to irrigation water.
BANDING : A fertilizer application method in which the fertilizer is spread in bands or lines where developing roots will easily reach it.
RATIO : The relative value of one thing compared to another.
CYTOCHROME : A protein that carries electrons during respiration.
DENITRIFICATION : A process in which bacteria reduce nitrate to a volatile form of nitrogen, such as nitrogen gas or nitrous oxide, which then return to the atmosphere.
MICRO NUTRIENT : A nutrient that is essential for plant growth, but in small or minute amounts.
SUPER PHOSPHATE : Rock phosphate that has been treated with phosphoric acid to increase the amount of plant available phosphorus.
ASSIMILATION : The formation of organic nitrogen compounds from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment.
CHELATE : A chemical compound composed of a metal ion and a large organic molecule that can prevent cations from reacting with anions to form insoluble compounds.
BROADCASTING : A fertilizer application method in which fertilizer is spread uniformly over a field and tilled or incorporated into the soil prior to planting.
SORPTION : A term used to describe both adsorption of ions to soil particles and absorption of nutrient ions into a plant.

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deficiency : a lack or shortage of something, such as plant essential nutrients.
soluble : able to be dissolved in water.
ammonification : the process by which ammonium ions are made by saprophytic bacteria and fungi by incorporating nitrogenous compounds into amino acids and proteins with excess nitrogen being released as a by-product of their metabolism.
nitrification : the process by which several species of soil-dwelling bacteria will oxidize ammonium ions into nitrite ions.
tilth : a general term to describe good soil quality for crop growth, including texture, structure, and pore space.
phytotoxicity : a poisonous effect by a substance on plant growth.
macro nutrient : a nutrient that plants need in high quantities for normal growth and development.
fertigation : the process of adding fertilizer to irrigation water.
banding : a fertilizer application method in which the fertilizer is spread in bands or lines where developing roots will easily reach it.
ratio : the relative value of one thing compared to another.
cytochrome : a protein that carries electrons during respiration.
denitrification : a process in which bacteria reduce nitrate to a volatile form of nitrogen, such as nitrogen gas or nitrous oxide, which then return to the atmosphere.
micro nutrient : a nutrient that is essential for plant growth, but in small or minute amounts.
super phosphate : rock phosphate that has been treated with phosphoric acid to increase the amount of plant available phosphorus.
assimilation : the formation of organic nitrogen compounds from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment.
chelate : a chemical compound composed of a metal ion and a large organic molecule that can prevent cations from reacting with anions to form insoluble compounds.
broadcasting : a fertilizer application method in which fertilizer is spread uniformly over a field and tilled or incorporated into the soil prior to planting.
sorption : a term used to describe both adsorption of ions to soil particles and absorption of nutrient ions into a plant.