History of Horticulture | Lesson 1

Question 1

Horticulture

Answer 1

hortus (garden) cultura (growing, husbandry) Growing vegetables, fruits, nuts and ornamental plants

Question 2

Wheat

Answer 2

Scientific name: Triticum aestivum L.

Originated in the Middle East 8,000 BCE?

Question 3

Corn

Answer 3

Scientific name: Zea mays

Originated in Mexico 10,000 years ago

Question 4

Rice

Answer 4

Scientific name: Oryza sativa

Originated in southern China, and two areas in present-day India and Bangladesh, 8-9000 years ago.

Question 5

Importance of plants in the biosphere

Answer 5

Energy (food) flows one-way through the biosphere
Materials (like oxygen and carbon dioxide) recycle
Takes in CO2 and creates oxygen to release back into the atmosphere

Question 6

Importance of plants for people

Answer 6

Plants create oxygen, food, wood for fires and shelter, and beautiful atmosphere for a sense of “calm”

Question 7

Horticulture vs. agriculture

Answer 7

Agriculture refers to growing plants for food
while Horticulture refers to growing vegetables, fruits, and nuts for food as well as growing ornamental plants, and using plants in designing landscapes (for food and for landscape)

Question 8

Pomology

Answer 8

”Pome” fruit, Often applied to tree nuts and other fruits

Question 9

Olericulture

Answer 9

Vegetable Horticulture

Question 10

Floriculture

Answer 10

Ornamental horticulture for flowers

Question 11

Arboriculture

Answer 11

Ornamental horticulture for trees

Question 12

Native plants in horticulture

Answer 12

Plants in a Landscape Should Have Ecological Function

Tallamy introduced a native landscape instead of using the “English garden” format

Question 13

Horticultural Therapy

Answer 13

“the engagement of a person in gardening and plant-based activities, facilitated by a trained therapist, to achieve specific therapeutic treatment goals. ”