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单词 floriculture
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Definition of floriculture in English:

floriculture

noun ˈflɔːrɪˌkʌltʃəˈflɒrɪˌkʌltʃəˈflɔrəˌkəltʃər
mass noun
  • The cultivation of flowers.

    花卉栽培(业)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In India, floriculture and cut flower industries are flourishing as many research centres and special nurseries have turned into promising businesses.
    • There is huge scope for smallholder cultivation of plantation crops and in horticulture, herbiculture and floriculture with technical inputs, planting material, processing and marketing support being provided by large units.
    • The incubator projects dealt with high-tech development in fields like information technology and software development, biotechnology, chemicals, floriculture and medical developments.
    • In terms of commercial floriculture, it is often desirable to lengthen natural daylengths by applying photoperiodic lighting treatments to long day plants to minimize the duration to flowering.
    • She sees vast untapped potential in fields like eco-tourism, food processing and floriculture - sectors very much suited to Kerala and which do not create atmospheric pollution.
    • The new funding will be used to finance projects in manufacturing, agro industry, floriculture, tourism, mining and service sectors.
    • The Prime Minister surely knows that it is not the farmers but agri-business companies that can afford to venture into floriculture for export.
    • The float exhibited the horticultural wealth of the area including products like carrots and beetroots, the department also showed the increasing importance being given to the promotion of floriculture.
    • Thus the emerging areas in agriculture like horticulture, floriculture, organic farming, genetic engineering, food processing, and packaging have been identified for having high potential of growth.
    • This scheme should encourage farmers to adopt horticulture, floriculture and oilseed farming.
    • In 1958, he married Helen B. Storms, a well-known author and speaker on gardening and floriculture, and they have two daughters, Anne and Jane.
    • The time has come to encourage our farmers to diversify into areas such as horticulture, floriculture and oilseeds.
    • In some areas, floriculture's liberal use of groundwater has caused water tables to drop.
    • Its varied agro climate, rich soil and cheap labour are helping India emerge as an outsourcing hub for floriculture even as strategies are being reworked to capture a growing demand for fresh and dried flowers.
    • A new propagation technique developed by researchers at the Department of Agriculture is expected to revolutionise floriculture worldwide.
    • The newsletter seeks to convey a whole lot of information on subjects like biotechnology, horticulture, floriculture, water conservation, meat production and control of foot and mouth disease as is evident from its first edition.
    • Visitors will also find floriculture and landscaping products and services, garden furniture and accessories, and interesting design ideas.
    • According to Prof. George, a number of papers and theses have been written about floriculture but all the research has remained in the laboratory itself, it has not been transferred from the labs to the fields.
    • She will, however, hold the additional charge of departments of fisheries, floriculture, administrative reforms and inspections.
    • Commercial agriculture and floriculture have increased dramatically with the use of plastic greenhouses - the plastic sheeting is a product of the petrochemical industries.

Derivatives

  • floricultural

  • adjective flɒrɪˌˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)lflɔːrɪˌˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)lˈflɔrəˌkəltʃ(ə)rəl
    • He tackled quite a number of advantages which included incentives in the agriculture sector where export oriented floricultural crops are highly encouraged.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With a cultivated area of 60 hectares Hosur is one of the major floricultural belts in the State.
      • She turned her attention to floricultural crops - the bright and dazzling fresh flowers that make their way into decorative vases, wedding chapels, and well-groomed backyards.
      • The floricultural sub-sector has performed very well so far as evidenced by increased exports.
      • He cited the horticultural and floricultural sectors that were exporting produce to foreign markets, especially the European Union.
  • floriculturist

  • noun flɔːrɪˌˈkʌltʃ(ə)rɪstflɒrɪˌˈkʌltʃ(ə)rɪstˌflɔrəˈkəltʃ(ə)rəst
    • Potential health hazards for acute and chronic effects in floriculturists and commercial florists constantly exposed to contaminated cut flowers have been reported.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘An exotic, exclusive romantic flower which is the symbol of long life,’ is how the anthurium has been described by floriculturists.
      • Pushpak International, floriculturists in Jayanagar, export roses, carnations and birds of paradise to Italy, England, Japan, Iraq, Iran and Singapore.
      • Undeterred by the heat of the by-elections and VIP cars rushing by, this group of floriculturists in Thumbakkam continues with its work.
      • It is the Mecca for horticulturists, especially floriculturists.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin flos, flor- 'flower' + culture, on the pattern of horticulture.

Definition of floriculture in US English:

floriculture

nounˈflɔrəˌkəltʃərˈflôrəˌkəlCHər
  • The cultivation of flowers.

    花卉栽培(业)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1958, he married Helen B. Storms, a well-known author and speaker on gardening and floriculture, and they have two daughters, Anne and Jane.
    • In some areas, floriculture's liberal use of groundwater has caused water tables to drop.
    • A new propagation technique developed by researchers at the Department of Agriculture is expected to revolutionise floriculture worldwide.
    • Commercial agriculture and floriculture have increased dramatically with the use of plastic greenhouses - the plastic sheeting is a product of the petrochemical industries.
    • The newsletter seeks to convey a whole lot of information on subjects like biotechnology, horticulture, floriculture, water conservation, meat production and control of foot and mouth disease as is evident from its first edition.
    • The float exhibited the horticultural wealth of the area including products like carrots and beetroots, the department also showed the increasing importance being given to the promotion of floriculture.
    • The incubator projects dealt with high-tech development in fields like information technology and software development, biotechnology, chemicals, floriculture and medical developments.
    • The Prime Minister surely knows that it is not the farmers but agri-business companies that can afford to venture into floriculture for export.
    • According to Prof. George, a number of papers and theses have been written about floriculture but all the research has remained in the laboratory itself, it has not been transferred from the labs to the fields.
    • This scheme should encourage farmers to adopt horticulture, floriculture and oilseed farming.
    • She sees vast untapped potential in fields like eco-tourism, food processing and floriculture - sectors very much suited to Kerala and which do not create atmospheric pollution.
    • In India, floriculture and cut flower industries are flourishing as many research centres and special nurseries have turned into promising businesses.
    • The time has come to encourage our farmers to diversify into areas such as horticulture, floriculture and oilseeds.
    • Thus the emerging areas in agriculture like horticulture, floriculture, organic farming, genetic engineering, food processing, and packaging have been identified for having high potential of growth.
    • She will, however, hold the additional charge of departments of fisheries, floriculture, administrative reforms and inspections.
    • In terms of commercial floriculture, it is often desirable to lengthen natural daylengths by applying photoperiodic lighting treatments to long day plants to minimize the duration to flowering.
    • The new funding will be used to finance projects in manufacturing, agro industry, floriculture, tourism, mining and service sectors.
    • There is huge scope for smallholder cultivation of plantation crops and in horticulture, herbiculture and floriculture with technical inputs, planting material, processing and marketing support being provided by large units.
    • Visitors will also find floriculture and landscaping products and services, garden furniture and accessories, and interesting design ideas.
    • Its varied agro climate, rich soil and cheap labour are helping India emerge as an outsourcing hub for floriculture even as strategies are being reworked to capture a growing demand for fresh and dried flowers.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin flos, flor- ‘flower’ + culture, on the pattern of horticulture.

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