Pasturage is related to:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Apiculture
Apiculture is bee-keeping, the rearing of honeybees for honey and beeswax. Bee pasturage (or bee forage) is the flowering vegetation around the hives from which the bees collect nectar and pollen; the amount of pasturage decides how many colonies a place can support and how much honey they make.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Mariculture — Incorrect. The farming of marine fish, shellfish and seaweed in sea water.
Option (3) Sericulture — Incorrect. The rearing of silkworms for silk; the worms feed on mulberry leaves, not on flowers.
Option (4) Pisciculture — Incorrect. Fish farming, mostly in ponds, tanks and other fresh waters.