HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the place called where young plants and trees are cultivated (grown) for sale and planting elsewhere?
A
landscape
B
nursery
C
floriculture
D
botany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -nursery, place where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stock for budding and grafting, or for sale. Commercial nurseries produce and distribute woody and herbaceous plants, including ornamental trees, shrubs, and bulb crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some crop plants such as tomatoes, rice and onion are planted into seed beds called nurseries. These plants are allowed to develop into seedlings, which are then transplanted to the field. This allows farmers to select healthy seedlings; thereby, increasing crop production.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nurseries are places where seedlings are raised for planting purposes. In the nursery the young seedlings are tended from sowing to develop in such a way as to be able to endure the hard field conditions.

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