HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which branch of horticulture produces fruits and nuts?
A
Olericulture
B
Pomology
C
Fruitology
D
Agronomy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pomology, also known as fruit science, is a branch of botany that studies crop cultivation. Pomology improves the development of fruits and nuts from germination to postharvest quality to meet the increased interest in fruit varieties.

Detailed explanation-2: -One branch of horticulture is pomology, which is the branch that deals with fruit. The cultivation of any fruit crop falls under this branch, regardless of whether it is a single apple tree in someone’s garden, or an entire orchard. Pomology includes everything from bananas to blueberries to strawberries and beyond.

Detailed explanation-3: -“pomum” means fruits and “logos” means knowledge. The scientific study and cultivation of fruits is called Pomology. On the other word, Pomology may be defined as the science of growing, storing and processing of fruits is called Pomology.

There is 1 question to complete.