HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Horticulture is the cultivation of which of the following?
A
Gardens
B
Golf Courses
C
Forests
D
Deserts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horticulture is the art of cultivating plants in gardens. It aims to produce food and medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes. Horticulturists are agriculturists who grow flowers, fruits and nuts, vegetables and herbs, as well as ornamental trees and lawns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some examples are cereals, pulses, roots and tubers, sugar crops, some oilseed crops, vegetable crops and some crops to feed animals (fodder).

Detailed explanation-3: -Horticultural crops include fruits, vegetables, medicinal, aromatic, and ornamental plants. These crops are important dietary nutritional components and sources of medicines and aroma along with significant esthetic values for human beings.

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