Horticulture Horticulture Aeroponics is a hydroponic technique involving the use of sprayers, nebulizers, foggers, or other devices to create a fine mist of solution to deliver nutrients to plant roots. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeroponics"
(Agroforestry) * The Springer Journal, "Agroforesty Systems" (ISSN: 1572-9680) ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Agroforestry"
In geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to plough ) is a form of agricultural land use, meaning land that can be (and is) used for growing crops. David Ricardo incorporated the idea of arable land into economic theory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arable land"
Arboriculture is the selection, planting and care of individual trees, and the study of how they grow and respond to cultural practices and the environment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arboriculture"
Citrus fruits are the highest value fruit crop in terms of international trade. There are two main markets for citrus fruit: ...more on Wikipedia about "Citrus production"
In botany, a cultivar is a cultivated selection that can be propagated reliably in a prescribed manner. This may be by seed, by grafting or it may be vegetatively propagated, i.e, be a clone. The word cultivar is a portmanteau coined from "cultivated" and "variety". Cultivars may be either particularly desirable selections from populations of a single species, or hybrids between species. Sometimes a cultivar can be placed within a species, but this is not required; in popular genera (such as Dahlia, Hosta or Rosa) the breeding lines are so complex that it would be impossible to ascribe most cultivars to any particular species. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cultivar"
A degree day is a measure of heating or cooling. Degree days are used to plan the planting of crops and management of pests. Degree days may also be used to plan for heating and cooling costs of climate controlled buildings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Degree day"
Floriculture is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants. Flowers are cultivated all over the world both indoors and out. The production of new varieties is a major occupation floriculturist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Floriculture"
Propagation of fruit trees is usually carried out asexually by grafting the desired variety onto a suitable rootstock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fruit tree propagation"
Fungiculture is the process of producing food, medicine, and other products by the cultivation of mushrooms and other fungi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fungiculture"
A Growbag is a large plastic bag filled with peat or a similar growth medium, it was initially produced in the 1970s. The system was originally invented for home use but has since spread into market gardening and farming. ...more on Wikipedia about "Growbag"
Growing degree days (GDD) are a heuristic tool in phenology. GDD are used by horticulturists and gardeners to predict the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Growing degree day"
Horticube is a trademark for an open cell foam, plant growing medium. Also known as Oasis Cubes. The number one choice by the largest professional hydroponic growers in the U.S. and Canada. The excellent performance of this media is based upon its unique cell structure which closely resembles the cellular structure of plants. This characteristic allows for an optimal balance of oxygen and water, even when Horticubes media is saturated in water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horticube"
The Latin words hortus ( garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulturists work in plant propagation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, and the storage, processing, and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf. They improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. Genetics is also used as a valuable tool in the development of plants that can synthesize chemicals for fighting disease (including cancers). ...more on Wikipedia about "Horticulture"
Human manure is human faeces used as fertilizer. Through history humanity has used their own waste products to fertilize fields. It was only with the invention and proliferation of the flush toilet that the practice has declined. The enviromental impact of modern argicultural and sewage practices is forcing a reevaluation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Human manure"
Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil. A variety of techniques exist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hydroponics"
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) regulates the naming of cultivars, cultivar Groups and graft-chimaeras. Examples are ...more on Wikipedia about "International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants"
John Claudius Loudon ( April 8, 1783 - 1843) was a Scottish botanist. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Claudius Loudon"
In horticulture, lime sulfur ( British spelling lime sulphur) is a mixture of calcium polysulfides formed by reacting calcium hydroxide with sulfur. It can be prepared by boiling calcium hydroxide and sulfur together with a small amount of surfactant. It is normally used as an aqueous solution, which is reddish-yellow in colour and has a distinctive offensive odour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lime sulfur"
"Liners" is a slang horticultural term referring to trays of very young plants, usually grown for sale to retailers or wholesalers, who then grow them to a larger size before selling them to consumers. Liners are usually grown from seed, but may also be grown from cuttings or tissue culture. They are grown in plastic trays with many "cells," each of which contains a single liner plant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liners"
The Loddiges family (not uncommonly mis-spelt Loddige) managed one of the most notable of the eighteenth and nineteenth century plant nurseries that traded in and introduced exotic plants, trees, shrubs, ferns, plams and orchids into European gardens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Loddiges"
A market garden is, typically, a small business growing fruits and vegetables, perhaps in glasshouses or in the open, which is sufficiently near a city – specifically its market – for produce to be transported there and arrive in fresh condition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Market garden"
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. Most orchards comprise either fruit or nut-producing trees (see fruit trees), for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orchard"
Differing approaches to pest control are equally notable. In chemical horticulture, a specific insecticide may be applied to quickly kill off a particular insect pest. Chemical controls can dramatically reduce pest populations for the short term, yet by unavoidably killing (or starving) natural predator insects and animals, cause an ultimate increase in the pest population. Repeated use of insecticides and herbicides and other pesticides also encourages rapid natural selection of resistant insects, plants and other organisms, necessitating increased use, or requiring new, more powerful controls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Organic horticulture"
Pomology (from Latin pomum (fruit) + -logy) is a branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pomology" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com Horticulture
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