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A-B
Aeration
Aerification
Air Circulation Fan
Air Exchange Rate
Air Layering
Air Pruning
Air Spading
Alkalinity
Annuals
Apical Dominance
Arborist Climbing Rope
Arborist Saddle
Arborist's Block and Tackle
Automatic Watering System
Auxins
Available Water Capacity (AWC)
Ball and Burlap (B&B)
Bare Root
Bark Beetle Infestation
Bark Mulch
Basal Sprouts
Base Material
Bedding Plants
Benching Layout
Benching System
Berm
Bermudagrass
Biological Control Agents
Bioswale
Blackout Curtains
Bluestone
Bottom Heat
Bottom Watering
Bracing Rods
Branch Collar
Bud Union
Budding (Plants)
Bulk Density
Bulk Media Blending
Bullnose
Bunker Rake
C-D
CO2 Enrichment
Cabling Hardware
Caliper (for tree diameter)
Callusing
Cambium Layer
Canopy
Canopy Lift
Canopy Management
Capillary Action
Capillary Mat
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
Chilling Hours
Clay Content
Clonal Propagation
Co-dominant Stem
Cold Storage
Collar (Green Perimeter)
Compacting
Companion Planting
Compost Tea
Concrete Sealer
Conservation Tillage
Container Drainage
Containerized Plants
Coping
Coring
Coring Tines
Cover Crops
Creeping Bentgrass
Crop Protection Agent
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation Plan
Crop Scheduling
Crotch Angle
Crown Dieback
Crown Lifting
Crown Raising
Crown Reduction
Crown Thinning
Crushed Granite
Culling
Cultivar
Cup Cutter
Curbing
Cutting Bed
Cutting Height
Cuttings Propagation
Day/Night Temperature Differential (DIF)
Deadheading
Deadman Anchors
Deadwooding
Decay Pocket
Deciduous
Dethatching
Dethatching Rake
Dew Removal
Disease Resistance
Dormancy
Dormancy Break
Double-Layer Polyethylene
Drainage
Drainage Basin
Drainage Tile
Drip Emitter
Drip Irrigation
Dry Stack
Dutch Elm Disease
E-F
Ebb and Flow System
Edging
Epicormic Growth
Erosion
Erosion Control
Espalier
Evaporative Cooling
Evergreen
Fairway Mower
Fertigation
Fertigation System
Fertilizer Burn
Field Capacity
Field Nursery Production
Field-Grown Stock
Flagstone
Flats (Seed Flats)
Flood and Drain Table
Flush Cutting
Fogger System
Foliar Disease
Foliar Feeding
French Drain
Frost Cloth
Frost Delay
Frost Heave
Fumigation
Fungal Fruiting Bodies
Fungicide Application
Fusarium Patch
G-H
Gabion
Geotextile Fabric
Germination Rate
Girdling
Girdling Root
Grading
Grafting
Grain (Grass Growth Direction)
Granite Fines
Green Manure
Green Speed
Greenhouse Curtain System
Greenhouse Glazing
Greenhouse Liners
Greens Roller
Ground Cover
Grow Lights
Grow Tent Liner
Grow Tents
Growing Degree Days (GDD)
Growing Medium
Growth Hormones
Gutter Cleaning
Gutter-Connected Greenhouse
Guying
Hard Pan
Hardening Off
Hardscape
Hazard Tree Assessment
Heartwood
Heat Mat
Heat Stress
Hedging
Herbicide
Humidity Dome
Humus
Hydraulic Leak
Hydraulic Spill
Hydronic Heating System
Hydroponics
Hydroseeding
I-J
Included Bark
Infiltration Rate
Insect Netting
Integrated Crop Management (ICM)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Interlocking Pavers
Irrigation
Irrigation Zoning
Joint Sand
K-L
Landscape Fabric
Lawn Scarification
Leaching
Leaching Fraction
Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Light Deprivation
Light Intensity (PAR)
Limb Drop
Liner Stock
Lip (Bunker Edge)
Loam
Loppers
M-N
Macropores
Masonry Saw
Microclimate Control
Micropores
Micropropagation
Mist Bench
Mist Propagation System
Moisture Meter
Monoculture Risk
Mortar Joint
Mulch
Mulch Films
Mulch Layering
Mycorrhizae
Mycorrhizal Fungi
Native Plants
Nematodes
Nitrogen Fixation
No-Till Farming
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
Nutrient Runoff
O-P
Organic Matter
Ornamental Grass
Overseeding
Overwintering
Paver
Peat-Based Media
Pencross (Creeping Bentgrass Variety)
Perennial
Perennial Ryegrass
Perennials
Perlite
Permanent Wilting Point
Permeable Paving
Phloem
Photoperiodism
Pinching (Plants)
Pitch Mark Repair
Plant Density
Plant Growth Regulator (PGR)
Plant Inspector
Plant Patent
Plant Spacing
Plant Tagging System
Planting Zones
Plug Production
Plug Tray
Poa Annua
Pollarding
Porosity
Pot-in-Pot System
Potting Mix
Pricking Out
Propagation Dome
Propagation Tray
Propogation
Pruning
Pruning Shears
Q-R
Quarantine Protocol
Rebar Reinforcement
Relative Humidity (RH)
Renewal Pruning
Retaining Wall
Rhizosphere
Rockwool
Rolling Frequency
Root Ball
Root Collar Excavation
Root Drench
Root Flare
Root Grafting
Root Pruning
Root Rot
Root Zone Management
Root Zone Temperature
Rootball Integrity
Rootbound
Rootstock
Rootzone Depth
Rootzone Mix
Runoff
S-T
Salinity
Salinity Levels
Sand Capping
Sand Content
Sap Flow
Saturation Point
Scalping (sod production)
Scion Wood
Secateurs
Seedling Tray
Shade Cloth
Shade House
Shade Netting
Shear Strength (Turf)
Shears
Silt
Slow-Release Fertilizer
Sod Cutting
Softscape
Softscaping
Soil Aggregates
Soil Amendment
Soil Biota
Soil Compaction
Soil Fertility
Soil Fumigation
Soil Horizon
Soil Inoculants
Soil Microorganisms
Soil Permeability
Soil Profile
Soil Respiration
Soil Sterilization
Soil Structure
Soil Texture
Soil pH
Spading
Sphagnum Moss
Spray Rig
Spurless Climbing
Stepping Stones
Stone Veneer
Structural Pruning
Subgrade
Subsoil
Succulent
Sucker Removal
Supplemental Lighting
Syringing (Turf Cooling Technique)
Tees and Greens
Tensiometer
Thatch
Thatch Accumulation
Thatch Layer
Thermometer Hygrometer Combo
Thermoperiodism
Thermostatic Control
Thinning
Tillage
Tiller
Tissue Culture
Topdressing
Topdressing Fertilizer
Topdressing Sand
Topiary
Topsoil
Transpiration Rate
Transplant Shock
Travertine
Tree Anchor Systems
Tree Cabling
Tree Dripline
Tree Health Assessment
Tree Topping
Tree Valuation
Turf Collar
Turf Stress
Turfgrass
Turfgrass Management
U-V
Understock
Ventilation Louvers
Vermiculite
Vernalization
Verticutting
W-X
Water Infiltration Rate
Weed Barrier
Weed Mat
Wetting Agent
Whip-and-Tongue Graft
Xeriscaping
Xylem
Y-Z
Zoysia Grass
