HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the TWO areas of horticulture related to food crop production?
A
Floriculture
B
Pomology
C
Ornamental
D
Olericulture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horticulture is divided into the cultivation of plants for food (pomology and olericulture) and plants for ornament (floriculture and landscape horticulture).

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: -In fiscal year 2021, Uttar Pradesh produced the largest share of horticultural crops in India, accounting for 13 percent. West Bengal came in second at over ten percent.

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