This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plants & Botany has 18 clues. Answers range from 4 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
the art and science of growing and handling fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs, flowers, foliage plants, woody ornamentals, and turf.
the science of soil management and crop production.
a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.
best known for inventing the cotton gin.
Inventor of the commercial fertilizer
the process of improving farm labour productivity through the use of agricultural machinery, implements and tools.
Vertical Farming, Dronecopter, and Artificial Intelligence are examples of what
manages various programs related to food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, and nutrition.
In 1862 this man established USDA
established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology.
provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.”
establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto.
There are two types of Fiber: natural and ?
The science of growing trees
Developed the first commercial successful reaper
Developed methods for canning and freezing foods
This event took place in 1930, and was a cause of the removal of the topsoil, making it hard for farmers to grow a crop
The state's largest row crop, and grown in 59 out of the 67 counties (hint: fiber)