Economic Biology covers useful products from plants – horticulture, manures, biofertilizers, medicinal plants, mushrooms and soil-less growing – and from animals: aquaculture, vermiculture, apiculture and dairy farming. Animal farming has now become an agrobased entrepreneurship beneficial to rural farmers.
1. Horticulture
Horticulture is a branch of agriculture dealing with cultivation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. The word comes from the Latin 'hortus' (garden) and 'colere' (to cultivate). It is both a science and an art.
| Class | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pomology | Fruit farming ('pomum' = fruit); fruit quality, cultivation techniques, production cost |
| Olericulture | Vegetable farming – the science of growing vegetables |
| Floriculture | Flower farming |
| Landscape gardening | Designing landscapes in homes, business firms and public areas to imitate natural scenery |