Exploring the Horticulture Industry

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Exploring the Horticulture Industry

• Chapter 1

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AGRICULTURE

• The production of plants animals to meet basic
  human needs.

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HORTICULTURE

• -the culture of plants for food, comfort
  beauty.
• Historically, horticulture was garden culture
  derived from the Latin words hortus meaning
  garden and colere meaning culture.
• Today horticulture is far more than garden
  culture.

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HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

• -all of the activities that support meeting the
  needs of consumers for horticulture products.
• Botany-a major area of science in horticulture
  the study of plants, including their life cycle,
  structure, growth classification.

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HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY

• -applying science in horticulture production
• -controlling managing a plants environments
• -developing using the proper cultural practices
• Combining modern technology with a solid,
  scientific understanding of plants promotes a
  more effective management program.

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AREAS OF HORTICULTURE

• Ornamental horticulture-growing and using plants
  for their beauty
• Floriculture-the production, transportation use
  of flower foliage plants
• Landscape horticulture-producing using plants
  to make the outdoor environment more appealing

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• Nursery-a place where plants, shrubs ornamental
  trees are grown for transplanting to landscape
  areas
• Interiorscaping-the use of foliage plants to
  create pleasing comfortable areas inside
  buildings
• Foliage plants-grown sold for their beautiful
  colored leaves

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• Olericulture-growing, harvesting, storing,
  processing marketing of vegetables
• Pomology-growing, harvesting, storing, processing
  marketing of fruits nuts.

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Applied botany

• Taxonomy-plant classification
• Anatomy-plant structures
• Physiology-plant functions
• Entomology-insects
• Pathology-plant diseases
• Heredity-plant genetics
• Horticulture science relates to the cultivation
  of ornamentals, vegetables fruits.

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Famous Horticulturist

• Theophrastus-Greek who speculated that roots of a
  plant absorbed nutrients.
• Carolus Linnaeus-developed the taxonomy for
  classifying living organisms.
• Gregor Mendel-considered the father of genetics.