5. Landscape Design
Maintenance Practices — Quiz
Test your understanding of maintenance practices with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which pruning cut type involves removing the growing tip of a branch to encourage denser, bushier growth by stimulating lateral bud break?
Question 2
A 250 m^2 landscape bed requires a potassium application of 50 kg K2O per hectare. If using a 0-0-60 fertilizer (60% K2O), how many kilograms of fertilizer are needed?
Question 3
During scouting, an average of 15 aphids per shoot tip is observed. If the action threshold is 10 aphids per tip, which IPM response is most appropriate?
Question 4
To reduce winter desiccation in broadleaf evergreens, which maintenance practice is most effective?
Question 5
Which instrument measures volumetric soil moisture content by assessing soil dielectric properties?