The term horticulture is derived from two Latin words Hortus, meaning ‘garden’, and Cultura meaning ‘cultivation’. It refers to crops cultivated in an enclosure, i.e., garden cultivation. It is the culture of plants for food, comfort, and beautification purposes. The plants focused on are mainly vegetables, trees, flowers, turf, shrubs, fruits and nuts. However, advancements in horticulture science and technology have helped the field of horticulture become more than just garden cultivation. Examples of horticulture are given below.
- Viticulture deals with the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
- Floriculture deals with growing and marketing flowers and ornamental plants.
- Olericulture deals with the scientific study of vegetable crops.
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