Branches of Agriculture Flashcards

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What is the field that deals with the cultivation of crops, forage, food, fiber, oil-seeds, and sugar?

Horticulture

Agronomy (correct)

Soil Science

Weed Science

What is the practice aimed at improving food production and cropping technique?

Agronomy

What is the study of vegetation growth and management called?

Weed Science

What is the method of growing plants and animals naturally?

Organic Farming Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the cultivation of plants directly used by humans for food, medicine, and aesthetic purposes?

Horticulture Signup and view all the answers

What is the field dealing with fruit cultivation?

Pomology Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for dealing with vegetable cultivation?

Oleculture Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of flower cropping?

Floriculture Signup and view all the answers

What is the field that deals with the assortment, planting, maintenance, and removal of trees?

Arboriculture Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the study and care of landscapes and flowers?

Landscaping Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of cultivation and retailing grapes called?

Viticulture Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of wine plants and the process of wine-making?

Oenology Signup and view all the answers

What field deals with seed structure and growth habitats starting from fertilization?

Seed Science Signup and view all the answers

What is defined as the art and science of modifying the genetic structure of plants?

Plant Breeding and Genetics Signup and view all the answers

What study involves the functions and responses of plants in different environments?

Crop Physiology Signup and view all the answers

What field deals with plant diseases' causes and treatment?

Plant Pathology Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the aim to prevent damage from diseases, insect pests, and weeds?

Plant Protection Signup and view all the answers

What field has great significance because of its influence on plant growth and nutrient supply?

Soil Science Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of chemical compositions, properties, and soil processes called?

Soil Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

What term pertains to the organisms living in the soil and their activities?

Soil Biology Signup and view all the answers

What focuses on soil minerals and their contributions to soil structure?

Soil Mineralogy Signup and view all the answers

What relates to the study of rocks and minerals weathering and soil formation?

Pedology Signup and view all the answers

What describes the mechanical behavior of soil, especially with water?

Soil Physics Signup and view all the answers

What is the capability of soil to supply essential nutrients to plants called?

Soil Fertility Signup and view all the answers

What studies the excess of soluble salts in soil and their management?

Soil Salinity Signup and view all the answers

What involves systematic inspection and classification of soils?

Soil Survey Signup and view all the answers

What is concerned with protecting soil from destruction due to erosion?

Soil Conservation Signup and view all the answers

What studies microbial communities in soil and their roles in fertility?

Soil Microbiology Signup and view all the answers

What field studies insects and pests important to agriculture?

Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What studies the relationship between insects and their environment?

Insect Ecology Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the study of body parts of insects and their functions?

Insect Morphology Signup and view all the answers

What studies diseases and pathogens affecting insects?

Insect Pathology Signup and view all the answers

What studies various body functions and behavior systems of insects?

Insect Physiology Signup and view all the answers

What studies the effects of insecticides and chemicals on insects?

Insect Toxicology Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the practice of insect naming?

Insect Taxonomy Signup and view all the answers

What deals with the cultivation of insects for economic purposes?

Industrial Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What encompasses aspects related to veterinary health and medicine, such as malaria?

Medical and Veterinary Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What uses insects against harmful insects?

Biological Control Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What studies insects that harm stored food, such as rice and wheat?

Post-Harvest Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What studies the effects of insects on forests and forest products?

Forest Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What field studies insects for legal purposes, particularly for human health?

Forensic Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What studies ways to control insects before they harm crops?

Crop Protection Entomology Signup and view all the answers

What is the application of scientific techniques in agriculture to improve organisms?

Agricultural Biotechnology Signup and view all the answers

What type of engineering involves agricultural machinery and technologies?

Agricultural Engineering Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to agricultural machinery that automates work for increased productivity?

Agricultural Mechanization Signup and view all the answers

What refers to the utilization and care of agricultural tools and structures?

Farm Power and Mechanization Signup and view all the answers

What is a building on a farm used for agricultural purposes called?

Farm Structures Signup and view all the answers

What field studies the relationship between food production and distribution?

Agricultural Economics Signup and view all the answers

What studies the economic and technical factors affecting agronomic practices?

Agrarian System Signup and view all the answers

What term describes businesses related to agriculture product processing and supply?

Agribusiness Signup and view all the answers

What involves the implementation of latest research into agricultural practice?

Agricultural Extension Signup and view all the answers

What covers services related to the movement of agricultural products from farms to consumers?

Agricultural Marketing Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the business of collecting plants for others?

Custom Harvesting Signup and view all the answers

What involves sustained action by politicians and communities to improve living standards?

Economic Development Signup and view all the answers

What comprises approaches and activities for improving rural living standards?

Rural Community Development Signup and view all the answers

What field engages in extensive cultivation of perennial plants for materials like rubber and timber?

Forestry Signup and view all the answers

What is the land-use management system for growing trees on or between crops called?

Agro-Forestry Signup and view all the answers

What studies pastures and sustainable management of dry lands?

Rangeland Management Signup and view all the answers

What studies the balance between wildlife and human needs using scientific evidence?

Wildlife Management Signup and view all the answers

What system concerns managed forests primarily used in tropical or sub-tropical zones?

Analog Forestry Signup and view all the answers

What is a low-maintenance plant-based food and agro-forestry system based on forest ecosystems?

Forest Gardening Signup and view all the answers

What category of practices focuses on intentional and integrated forest ecosystem health?

Forest Farming Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the breeding and rearing of livestock for food and crop manure?

Animal Husbandry Signup and view all the answers

What field cultivates silk and grows silkworms for silk production?

Sericulture Signup and view all the answers

What involves fish farming and rearing for food and manure?

Aquaculture (Fishery) Signup and view all the answers

What specialized aquaculture industry includes rearing marine organisms for food?

Mariculture Signup and view all the answers

What field studies a diverse group of roundworms known as nematodes?

Nematology Signup and view all the answers

What involves raising and keeping colonies of honey bees?

Apiculture or Beekeeping Signup and view all the answers

What term describes birds that are bred for their eggs, meat, and feathers?

Poultry Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the practice of rearing livestock during migration?

Nomadic Pastoralism Signup and view all the answers

What focuses on the rearing and breeding of pigs for livestock needs?

Piggery Signup and view all the answers

What field mixes biological, physical, and informational sciences to solve ecological problems?

Environmental Science Signup and view all the answers

What field deals with the potential of bio-energy for rural growth?

Energy & Environment Signup and view all the answers

What studies the physical conditions of the environment for cultivating plants or animals?

Agro-Meteorology Signup and view all the answers

What uses various approaches to study food composition and processing?

Food Science and Technology Signup and view all the answers

What process involves the management and expansion of land resources?

Land and Water Management Signup and view all the answers

What deals with reducing runoff through structures to prevent erosion?

Soil and Water Conservation Signup and view all the answers

What agricultural practice may require irrigation or drainage?

Irrigation & Drainage Signup and view all the answers

What field deals with organic and bio-chemistry related to agriculture?

Agricultural Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

What field focuses on microbes linked with diseases of plants and animals?

Agricultural Microbiology Signup and view all the answers

What field is concerned with the best application of agricultural products in healthier ways?

Home Science Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Agronomy focuses on the cultivation of crops, forage, food, fiber, oil-seeds, and sugar to improve food production techniques.
Weed science studies vegetation growth and management.
Crop physiology examines plant functions and responses in various environments.

Organic and Horticultural Practices

Organic farming promotes natural growing methods for plants and animals.
Horticulture involves cultivating plants for food, medicine, and aesthetic purposes, including pomology (fruit cultivation), oleculture (vegetable cultivation), and floriculture (flower cropping).

Arboriculture and Landscaping

Arboriculture is concerned with the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees.
Landscaping focuses on the production and presentation of landscapes, including flowers.

Viticulture and Oenology

Viticulture specializes in grape cultivation.
Oenology studies the characteristics of wine plants and the processes involved in wine-making.

Seed Science and Plant Genetics

Seed Science covers seed structure, growth habitats, and development from fertilization to mature plants.
Plant breeding and genetics modify genetic structures to achieve desired plant traits.

Soil Sciences

Soil science emphasizes the significance of soil in plant growth and nutrient supply.
Soil chemistry studies the chemical compositions and properties of soil.
Soil biology investigates organisms in soil, while soil physics assesses the mechanical behavior of soil in relation to water and energy.

Soil Management Techniques

Soil fertility is the soil's capability to provide essential nutrients for plant growth.
Soil salinity studies the excess of soluble salts in soil and their impact on agriculture.
Soil conservation aims to protect soil from erosion.

Entomology and Pest Management

Entomology focuses on the study of insects, while insect ecology examines their relationships with the environment.
Various subfields include insect morphology, pathology, physiology, and toxicology, which study insect structure, diseases, biological effects of chemicals, and naming systems.

Agricultural Biotechnology and Engineering

Agricultural biotechnology applies scientific methods like genetic engineering to improve crops and livestock.
Agricultural engineering enhances farming through machinery and technology for preparation, sowing, harvesting, and post-harvest operations.

Economic Aspects of Agriculture

Agricultural economics studies human behavior and relationships in food and fiber production.
Agribusiness covers all business aspects related to agriculture, from product processing to retail.

Environmental and Land Management

Agro-forestry is the land use management system combining crops and tree planting.
Rangeland management involves maintaining dry lands and pastures sustainably.
Agricultural chemistry investigates chemical aspects related to food production and processing.

Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal husbandry refers to breeding livestock for food, energy, and manure.
Aquaculture focuses on fish farming, while mariculture deals with marine organisms for food production.
Sericulture involves silk cultivation through silkworm breeding.

Sustainable Development in Agriculture

Rural community development emphasizes strategies to improve living standards and economic health in rural areas.
Economic development aims for sustained actions to promote growth in rural communities.

Food Science and Technology

Food science examines the composition, processing, packaging, and selection of food products.

Water and Soil Conservation

Soil and water conservation aims to reduce erosion and protect soil through various methodologies, including irrigation and drainage practices.
Land and water management focuses on effective management and expansion of land resources for sustainable agriculture.

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This quiz covers essential terms and definitions related to agriculture. It includes key concepts in agronomy, weed science, and organic farming. Test your knowledge and understanding of these important branches of agriculture.