Question

What is horticulture?

• A. Growing fruits and vegetables for commercial use.
• B. Growing fruits and vegetables for personal use.
• C. Growing oil seeds and cereals for personal use.
• D. Growing oil seeds and millets for commercial use.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Growing fruits and vegetables for commercial use.

Horticulture is the practice of growing fruits and vegetables for commercial use. In India, fruits that are suitable to tropical as well as temperate climate are grown. Fruits such as mangoes and oranges have helped India become the second largest producer of fruits in the world after China.