Session 1: Horticulture and its Importance
Unit 1: Introduction to Horticulture
Textual Question-Answers
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1. India ranks……………… in fruit and vegetable production inthe world.
Ans: second
2. Latin word hortus means ……………… and ………………means ‘cultivation’.
Ans: garden, cultura
3. ……………… crops are of high value but labour-intensive.
Ans: horticultural
4. ……………… is the largest producer of okra.
Ans: India
5. India ranks ……………… in the production of bananas.
Ans: first
6. Horticultural crops, like mango, tea and coconut, can be grownon ………………
Ans: small land holdings
Descriptive Questions
1. Define horticulture.
Ans: Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the cultivationof fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices and medicinal plants.
2. Write the importance of horticulture.
Ans: Horticulture is important because it provides nutritious food, increases farmers’ income, supports agro-based industries, improves employment opportunities and helps in better use of land and resources.
3. Explain the employment opportunities in horticulture.
Ans: Horticulture provides employment opportunities in activities suchas nursery raising, cultivation, harvesting, grading, packaging, storage, processing and marketing of horticultural crops. It also creates jobs in relatedindustries like food processing and export.
