HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the science, cultivation, processing, storage, and marketing of fruits and nuts?
A
viticulutre
B
olericulture
C
pomology
D
horticulture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word horticulture is derived from two Latin words (hortus[garden]+cultura [culture]), and is defined as “the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts and ornamental plants (trees, shrubs, flowering plants and turf).”

Detailed explanation-2: -Pomology (from Latin pomum, “fruit, ‘’ +-logy) is a branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation.

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