Selective breeding is a technique used in agriculture which aims to create a breed of plants that has desirable traits. The aim in selective breeding is to produce a higher yield of crops or to produce a good quality of crops. Some of the characteristics that are honed in selective breeding includes better color, improved [...]
Pruning is a type of technique used in horticulture. It is often practiced in landscaping and gardening. Pruning is basically cutting off or removing unwanted parts of a tree. Aside from making a tree attractive to the eyes, pruning is also used to remove diseased part of a tree or a plant. Amenity trees, which [...]
Hybridisation is a breeding technique that is often used in plants. Hybridisation is done to enhance the look or quality of a certain agricultural product. For instance, if one flower has a characteristic that makes it look incredibly attractive and another flower is very famous for its fragrance, hybridisation experts can use each of the [...]
Espalier falls under the techniques of horticulture. It is the practice of growing trees with the means of grafting and pruning. This creates a unique two dimensional visual image. It can also be made into singular plane pattern that are often done with branches of trees. Such techniques are used for aesthetic purposes.
The Espalier [...]
A cultigen refers to a type of plants that are selected or altered by humans and are often use for commerce or in applications of agriculture, forestry and agriculture. Plants that do not fall under the Linnaean hierarchical classification falls under cultigen. Man made plants or what is techinically referred to as anthropogenic plants are [...]
Pollination is very important in the propagation of seed plants, like flowers. Pollination refers to the transport of pollen grains from one plant to the other. This is one way of how some plants and flowers are reproduced.
Cross pollination is also referred to as syngamy. This is one way of pollination. This happens when pollen [...]
Vertical farming is a concept that refers to the cultivation of plants that are grown on high rises or what is often called as farm scrapers. Plants are grown indoors with this type of farming method. There are a number of fruits and vegetables that fall under this category. This is also a technique that [...]
The term permaculture is a term originally used in the mid 70’s by Australian agriculturists David Holmgem and Dr. Bill Mollison. In today’s time, modern permaculture refers to a specific system that utilizes a design tool in order to observe and find solutions to agricultural problems. It follows a certain methodology that aims to [...]
Organic farming is one the traditional ways of plant cultivation. It is a type of agriculture where no artificial pesticides and solutions are used to assist in the growth of plants. Instead, farmers depend on organic components of nature to bring out the best plant produce.
Organic materials that are used in this type of farming [...]
The technology behind hydroponics has reached a lot of people and is already widely used to cultivate and grow plants. Hydroponics comes from the Greek words “hyrdo” and “ponos”, which means “water” and “labor”. This is a method of plant cultivation with the use of a water solution rich in nutrients and minerals to sustain [...]