A Competitive Book Of Agriculture By Nem Raj Sunda 19th 2019 Edition Usefull for All Agricutlure Students

A Competitive Book Of Agriculture By Nem Raj Sunda 19th 2019 Edition Usefull for All Agricutlure Students

LEVOLUTION OFsAGRICULTUItE AND

RELATED TEOIS

The term agriculture and related subjects are derived from the words

of:

/. Agriculture- Latin word- `ager' or `agri' meaning `soil' and

`cultura' meaning 'cultivation'

2. Agronomy- Greek word- `agros' meaning 'field' and

`nomos' meaning 'manage'

3. Horticulture- Latin word- 'hortus' meaning 'garden' and

cultura' meaning 'culture or growing'

4. Pomology- Latin -Greek word- Combination of Latin word

`ponum' meaning 'fruit' and greek word 'logy' or 'logos

meaning 'discourse, treatise, or science'.

5. Olericulture- Latin word- `oleris' meaning 'pot herb' and

english word 'culture' meaning 'cultivation'

6. Floriculture- Latin word- •

7. Extension- Latin word- 'ex' meaning 'out' and `tensio'

meaning 'stretching'

8. Soil Science- Latin word- `catena' meaning 'chain'

9. Soil- Latin word- `so/um' meaning "ground'

10. Monsoon- Arabic word- `mausim' meaning 'season'

11. Biodynamics- Greek word- `bios' meaning 'life' and

'dynamics' meaning 'energy'

12. Truck gardening- French word truck- 'torquer' meaning `to

barter or exchange'

13. Nematode- Greek word-`nema' meaning 'thread' and 'told'

meaning

14. Pedology- Greek word- `pedon' meaning 'soil or earth'

15. Pedogogy- Greek word- 'paid' meaning 'child' and `agogus'

meaning 'leader'

Evolution of Agriculture & related terms 1 A Competitive book of Agriculture