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

Success in many branches of horticulture and pomology, depends upon attention to the habits of insects.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

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)

Dogmatism in pomology is as objectionable as in theology.

From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson