Question

a farmer who grows apples and walnuts on his farm is practicing this branch of horticulture. 2 points viticulture olericulture floriculture pomology a food is considered a vegetable when we consume any part of the plant except for the ______. 2 points roots flowers stems leaves

Explanation:

1. Pomology is the branch of horticulture that deals with the study and cultivation of fruit and nut - bearing plants. Since apples are fruits and walnuts are nuts, the farmer is practicing pomology.

• Viticulture is the cultivation of grapes.
• Olericulture is the cultivation of vegetables.
• Floriculture is the cultivation of flowers.

1. A food is considered a vegetable when we consume any part of the plant except for the fruit. In botanical terms, a fruit is the mature ovary of a flower (with seeds), while vegetables can be roots (e.g., carrot), stems (e.g., celery), leaves (e.g., lettuce), or flowers (e.g., broccoli). But in the given options, there is no “fruit” option. If we assume there is a mistake in the question and we have to choose from the given options, none of them are correct as per the botanical definition of vegetables.

Answer:

1. D. Pomology
2. None of the options (the correct answer is fruit)