Agriculture: 8 definitions

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Agriculture means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Agriculture is denoted by the Sanskrit term Kṛṣi, as taught by Kaśyapa-Ṛṣi: and ancient Sage and traditional author of various texts. Kāśyapa, the legendary sage was an accomplished scholar in the Vedas, Āyurveda, Dharmaśāstra, Śilpaśāstra, Agricultural Science (Kṛṣi-vijñāna; also Kṛṣiśāstra), Saṅgītaṣāstra and so on.

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Agriculture, in the Indian context, presents a much safer technology locked in such ancient treatises as the Vrikshayurveda. In tune with the current trends in organic agriculture, there also exists an organic methodology of plant mutagenesis termed—druma-vichitrikaranam—in the ancient Indian treatises.

India’s ancient agriculturists aimed to introduce several extraordinary traits into plants and trees such as:

(i) to produce fruits and flowers throughout the year, as well as out of season,
(ii) to produce and alter the fragrance of flowers,
(iii) to alter the taste of fruits,
(iv) to alter the colours of fruits and flowers,
(v) to produce flowers and fruits on other species of plants and trees,
(vi) to induce flowers on non-flowering trees and creepers,
(vii) to transform trees into creepers and vice-versa,
(viii) to dwarf the trees,
(ix) to produce multiple kinds of fruits/flowers on a single plant/tree/creeper,
(x) to selectively ripen fruits as well as to delay or accelerate fruit dropping,
(xi) to destroy the trees,
(xii) to enhance sprouting of seeds and hasten production of fruits,
(xiii) to increase the size of fruits and flowers as well as to alter the shape of fruits,
(xiv) to produce seedless fruits,
(xv) to cure barrenness (or improve fertility),
(xvi) to increase production, quality and to cause trees to bear fruits/flowers in bunches,
(xvii) to get jack-fruits at the ground level,
(xviii) to hasten the flowering of jasmine, and
(xix) to avert/delay the fading of Barleria cristata flowers.

Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant Mutagenesis

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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