Air humidity
Garden terms
The content of water vapor in the air.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Axillary bud
Garden terms
A bud located in the axil of a leaf.
Bole
Garden terms
Part of the tree trunk from the root collar to the first branching.
Budding
Garden terms
One of the methods of grafting a bud (eye) of a cultivated variety onto a rootstock.
Cambium
Garden terms
Meristematic tissue located between the bark and the wood, composed of actively dividing cells; as a result of cambium differentiation, various tissues are formed.
Clone
Garden terms
Offspring of a single plant produced by vegetative propagation.
Compost
Garden terms
An organic fertilizer obtained by the decomposition of organic waste of plant or animal origin.
Dormancy period
Garden terms
A period during which growth processes in the plant are almost completely halted and the intensity of metabolic activity is reduced.
Eye (bud)
Garden terms
Bud.
Feeding area
Garden terms
A plot of soil corresponding to a single plant.
Garden wound dressing
Garden terms
Garden wound dressing (petrolatum), used to cover wounds on the trunks of trees and shrubs.
Hilling
Garden terms
Covering the base of plants with soil.
Humus
Garden terms
The organic matter of the soil that determines its fertility.
Humus
Garden terms
A homogeneous earthy mass formed by the decomposition of manure and organic residues.
Insecticide
Garden terms
A chemical substance used to control insects.
Internode
Garden terms
The portion of a stem between two adjacent nodes.
Maquis, Macchia
Garden terms
(French maquis, Italian macchia) — thickets of evergreen xerophytic sclerophyllous and spiny shrubs (usually 1.5-2.5 m) and low trees (up to 8-10 m) in Mediterranean countries, in the lower mountain belt up to 700 m altitude. Typical repre…
Mulch
Garden terms
A layer of loose material, such as peat, compost, or wood shavings, which is spread on the soil surface to conserve moisture and prevent weeds; black and light-impermeable film is also used as mulch.
Photosynthesis
Garden terms
The process of formation in a green plant of organic substances from inorganic ones with the participation of light energy accumulated by chlorophyll (the green pigment of the cell).
Pinching
Garden terms
Removal of the shoot tip to stop its further growth.
Pomology
Garden terms
(from Latin pomum - fruit) - the science of varieties of fruit and berry plants. It deals with the production-biological study and regionalization (zoning) of varieties, their introduction, and the development of varietal classifications.
Relative humidity
Garden terms
The amount of water in the air compared to the saturation level at the same temperature; expressed as a percentage.
Respiration
Garden terms
The process by which the cells and tissues of a plant take up oxygen, resulting in the release of energy required for growth and development.
Root cutting
Garden terms
A section of root (rhizome) used to propagate a plant.
Rootstock
Garden terms
A plant or a part of it onto which a part of another plant is grafted.
Shiblyak
Garden terms
Thickets of low-growing thorny xerophytic shrubs and small trees (wild rose, hawthorn, downy oak and others); unlike maquis, predominantly deciduous. Occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean (the Balkans, Eastern Crimea and the Caucasus) on sit…
Soil acidity
Garden terms
A property of the soil determined by the presence of hydrogen ions in the soil solution and by exchangeable hydrogen and aluminum ions in the soil adsorption complex.
Vegetative reproduction
Garden terms
Reproduction by vegetative parts of plants (cuttings, rhizomes, etc.).
Water deficit
Garden terms
A condition of a plant in which it loses more water than it can obtain; leads to wilting.