BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pomology deals with fruit and nut crops. Olericulture deals with herbaceous plants for the kitchen, including, for example, carrots (edible root), asparagus (edible stem), lettuce (edible leaf), cauliflower (edible flower buds), tomatoes (edible fruit), and peas (edible seed).

Detailed explanation-2: -Olericulture deals with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables. It encompasses crop establishment, including cultivar selection, seedbed preparation and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and transplants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Branch of horticulture which deals with production and marketing of vegetables is called olericulture. It deals with culturing of non-woody plants with edible use. Olericulture includes culturing of plants like spinach, lettuce, cabbage, potatoes, onions etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Based on the type of crops produced and how the plants are used, the horticulture industry can be divided into three major areas. They are floriculture, olericulture, pomology and post-harvest technology.