Olericulture

SUBTOPIC=Vegetable Categories:
– Potherbs and greens: spinach and collards
– Salad crops: lettuce, celery
– Cole crops: cabbage and cauliflower
– Root crops (tubers): potatoes, beets, carrots, radishes
– Bulb crops: onions, leeks

SUBTOPIC=Aspects of Olericulture:
– Production, storage, processing, and marketing of vegetables
– Crop establishment: cultivar selection, seedbed preparation
– Maintenance and care of vegetable crops
– Commercial and non-traditional vegetable crop production
– Includes organic gardening, sustainable agriculture, hydroponics

SUBTOPIC=Vegetable Crops:
– Legumes: beans, peas
– Cucurbits: melons, squash, cucumber
– Solanaceous crops: tomatoes, peppers, potatoes
– Sweet corn

SUBTOPIC=Related Fields:
– Agriculture: cultivation of animals, plants, fungi for food
– Horticulture: industry and science of plant cultivation
– Pomology: branch of botany studying and cultivating pome fruit
– Tropical horticulture: studies and cultivates garden plants in the tropics

SUBTOPIC=References:
– Introduction to Olericulture by Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.