Who invented horticulture?

Horticulture, as a practice of cultivating plants for food, aesthetics, and other uses, does not have a single inventor. It evolved over thousands of years, with early practices dating back to ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, where people began to cultivate plants for agriculture and ornamental purposes. The term "horticulture" itself emerged in the 16th century, derived from Latin Words meaning "garden" and "to cultivate." Thus, horticulture is a cumulative development rather than the invention of an individual.