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Olericulture deals with the production, storage, processing and
marketing of vegetables. It encompasses crop establishment, including cultivar
selection, seedbed preparation and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and
transplants.
It also includes maintenance and care of vegetable crops as well
commercial and non-traditional vegetable crop production including organic gardening
and organic farming; sustainable agriculture and horticulture; hydroponics;
and biotechnology.
Olericulture Vegetable growing
What
are the major categories used to classify vegetable crops bedible parts edible
parts
What
are two major categories that commercial vegetable production can be divided
into can be
What state produces almost half of the vegetables grown in
the US?
Know what are cool and warm season vegetable crops
Explain the growing requirements for cool and warm season
vegetables
Understand
vegetable crop establishment, including cultivar selection, seedbed preparation
and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and and
transplant, maintenance and care.
Define post harvest handling and steps that it includes
What factors should be considered when preparing for a home garden for growing
vegetables?
INTRODUCTION
Pomology fruit
growing, includes production and marketing of all fruits and nuts, Grape
cultivation, viticulture is a specialized branch of pomology Olericulture vegetable growing, deals with the
production, storage, processing and marketing of non woody (herbaceous) plants
for food.
Floriculture: flower
growing, deals primarily with production plants.
Ornamental: shrubs for use in landscape, gardens,
parks and recreational
Classification by edible plant
parts
Root crops: beets,
carrots, turnips, radishes Tuber crops: potatoes,
yam pot
Bulb crops: leek,
onion, garlic leek, on
Corm: Taro
Flowers: cauliflower,
broccoli
Leaf/greens:
spinach, collards, lettuce, cabbage, Brussels sprouts Stems/petioles: asparagus, kohlrabi, rhubarb, celery.
Fruit: melons,
squash, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn chickpeas ,
Seeds: dry
beans, peas, chickpeas