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    2 Main determinant of evapotranspiration 1 Penetration of water into the ground
    4 Living and dying aboveground biomass, mostly stems 3 Principle that says you can multiply something by one
    6 Large seeded bahiagrass 5 Probable continent of origin of bermudagrass
    7 Intermediate soil particle sizes 7 Above-ground runner
    11 Below-ground runner 8 Male sexual unit of grasses
    12 Genus of bermudagrass 9 Movement of dissolved substances in the water
    13 A mineral nutrient which is weakly held by the soil 10 Grassed area shared by many, in early Britain
    16 Fixation of carbon from the atmosphere 11 Portion of a scientific paper telling what happened
    18 Most important feature of an efficient irrigation system 14 Genus of centipedegrass
    19 Unit of weight equal to about 2.2 pounds 15 Genus of bahiagrass
    20 Width of grass leaf blades 17 Cultivar for greens
    21 Catches pollen 21 Basic unit of grass inflorescence
    23 Continent of origin of zoysiagrass 22 Defoliation by hoofed animals
    24 Cultivar of St. Augustinegrass released in 1973 25 Unit of measure equal to 100 cm
    26 Basic unit of sod in southern Florida 26 A small vegetative unit used to plant turfgrass
    27 Mineral element often unavailable under alkaline conditions 28 Mineral nutrient used in the largest quantity by plants
    30 Growing region 29 Bract at the base the spikelet
    32 Outstretched portion of grass leaf 31 Main cultivar of bermudagrass for athletic fields
    36 Smallest portion of the roots; absorb nutrients and water 33 Method of pollination of grasses
    37 43,560 square feet 34 Smallest of soil particle sizes
    38 Country of origin of cultivated zoysiagrass 35 Soil particle larger than 0.05 mm, and less than 2mm, in diameter
    39 Method that gases such as CO2 move into and out of the leaf