Cultivation may refer to: * The state of having or expressing a good education ( bildung),

refinement Refinement may refer to: Mathematics * Equilibrium refinement, the identification of actualized equilibria in game theory * Refinement of an equivalence relation, in mathematics ** Refinement (topology), the refinement of an open cover in mathem ...

, culture, or high culture *

Gardening Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits ...

* The controlled growing of organisms by humans ** Agriculture, the land-based cultivation and breeding of plants (known as crops), fungi and domesticated animals *** Crop farming, the mass-scale cultivation of (usually a specific single species of) plants as staple food or industrial crop *** Horticulture, the cultivation of non-staple plants such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees and grass *** Fungiculture, the cultivation of mushrooms and other fungi for producing food, medicine and other commercially valued products ***

Animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

, the breeding of domesticated mammals (livestock and working animals) and birds (poultry), and occasionally amphibians (e.g., bullfrogs) and reptiles (e.g. snakes, softshell turtles and crocodilians) **** Insect farming, the breeding of economic insects such as honeybees, silkworms and cochineals **

Aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lot ...

, the controlled breeding or "farming" of aquatic animals, plants and algae ***

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, the breeding of fish *** Algaculture, the breeding of algae, particularly seaweeds * Tillage, the cultivation of fertile soil (etymological meaning of cultivation) *

Land development Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways such as: * Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing * Subdividing real estate into lots, typically for the purpose ...

Colonization Colonization, or colonisation, constitutes large-scale population movements wherein migrants maintain strong links with their, or their ancestors', former country – by such links, gain advantage over other inhabitants of the territory. When ...

, socio-political cultivation of land ** Colonialism, the idea of socio-political cultivation of land and people ** Civilizing mission, cultivation of people in the sense of cultural assimilation or forced assimilation ** Developmentalism *

Microbiological culture A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of multiplying microbial organisms by letting them reproduce in predetermined culture medium under controlled laboratory conditions. Microbial cultures are foundational and basic diagn ...

, a method of multiplying microbial organisms * Cultivation theory, George Gerbner's model of media effects * A common translation for several terms originating in Chinese and broader East Asian philosophy and literature, such as Qigong and Kung Fu practices (including martial arts),

Self-cultivation Self-cultivation or personal cultivation () is the development of one's mind or capacities through one's own efforts. Self-cultivation is the cultivation, integration and coordination of mind and body. Although self-cultivation may be practiced ...

, and certain supernatural tropes often featured in

Xianxia ''Xianxia'' ( zh, s=, t=仙俠), directly translated to 'immortal heroes', is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Taoism and influenced by Chinese mythology, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese ...

fiction. *As a proper noun ** ''Cultivation'', a video game by Jason Rohrer ** ''Cultivation'', a 2006 album by

Gram Rabbit Gram Rabbit is an indie rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The group consists of singer/keyboardist/bassist/guitarist Jesika von Rabbit, guitarist/bassist/programmer/singer Todd Rutherford, drummer Jason Gilbert and guitarist/producer Et ...

Cultivate (store) Cannabis in Massachusetts is legal for medical and recreational use. It also relates to the legal and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis. A century after becoming the first U.S. state to criminalize recreational cannabis, Massach ...

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