OLERICULTURE
Olericulture is one of the branches of Horticulture that deals withvegetables. Olericulture is derived from that latin word ‘oleris’ whichmeans pot herb and the English world culture which means cultivation. The olericulture means cultivation of pot herbs. However, presently it isbroadly used to indicate the cultivation of vegetables. The term‘vegetable gardening’ is more popular to signify olericulture in thepresent context. The term vegetable is applied to the edibleherbaceous plant or parts there of which are consumed generally inunripe stage after cooking.
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