pomology

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Cirone grew up in San Luis Obispo and graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in pomology, or fruit science.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

The event would prove to be momentous in the annals of American pomology, though no one realized it at the time, including him.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

Extensive experiments are being carried on in plant-breeding, pomology, vegetable gardening, arboriculture and ornamental horticulture, and in the course of time a lot of valuable information will be gathered.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

The subjects of our discourse were pomology, horticulture, botany, entomology, in all of which Deodatus seemed to be well versed; in everything pertaining to gardens and cattle-breeding he had reached a high standard.

From Timar's Two Worlds by Jókai, Mór

It is of the esthetic value of the apple I would write, leaving its supreme place in pomology unassailed.

From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)