La olericultura es la ciencia que estudia no solo la plantación racional y económica de las plantas oleráceas, es decir, de las hortalizas y verduras en general, sino que trata además todos los aspectos dedicados a su manejo. La olericultura es parte de la horticultura (fruticultura, floricultura y olericultura) , en concreto es la parte de esta ciencia que se dedica solo al estudio del cultivo de hortalizas y verduras, a campo o bajo cubierta (invernáculos) . Es una enseñanza que se suele impartir hoy en día en las universidades que tienen estudios agrícolas.

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Olericulture is the science of vegetable growing, dealing with the culture of non-woody (herbaceous) plants for food. Olericulture is the production of plants for use of the edible parts. Vegetable crops can be classified into 9 major categories: \n* Potherbs and greens – spinach and collards \n* Salad crops – lettuce, celery \n* Cole crops – cabbage and cauliflower \n* Root crops (tubers) – potatoes, beets, carrots, radishes \n* Bulb crops – onions, leeks \n* Legumes – beans, peas \n* Cucurbits – melons, squash, cucumber \n* Solanaceous crops – tomatoes, peppers \n* Sweet corn Olericulture deals with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables. It encompasses crop establishment, including cultivar selection, seedbed preparation and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and transplants. It also includes maintenance and care of vegetable crops as well commercial and non-traditional vegetable crop production including organic gardening and organic farming; sustainable agriculture and horticulture; hydroponics; and biotechnology.

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