This document provides information about careers in horticulture. It discusses that horticulture involves the cultivation of plants, vegetables, flowers, fruits, herbs, and landscaping. Those with a 10+2 in commerce can pursue horticulture careers, and graduate degrees are preferred for management roles. Job prospects for horticulturalists exist in hotels, resorts, and private businesses, and the private sector often provides higher pay. Salaries for horticultural government jobs range from Rs. 1,80,000 to Rs. 2,40,000 annually, while owning a private business can earn up to Rs. 6,00,000 annually. Several institutes across India offer education programs in horticulture.

1. Careers
In
Horticulture
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
Remuneration
Institutes
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2. Introduction
Horticulture is the branch of Agricultural Science that
deals with the cultivation of plants, vegetables, flowers,
fruits, herbs, shrubs, bushes, ornamental trees and
landscaping for gardens, maintaining nurseries, green
houses, gardens, orchards and plantations and also
floriculture or cultivation of flowers. The branch now
has direct and indirect applications in food technology
industries as production, harvesting and storing of
vegetables have all become highly mechanized.
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3. Eligibility
The basic educational qualification for pursuing a career in
Accounting is taking 10+2 with Commerce as the main
subject, followed by a bachelor degree in Commerce. For
Post graduate courses such as M.Com one needs to have
B.Com at graduate level. Along with subject specialization
computer literacy is also essential. One must take a course
in computer accounting software's such as Tally or some
other related diplomas. One can further take up more
advanced positions by doing ICWA, CA, Company
Secretary ship or an MBA in Finance.
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4. Job Prospects
The course with developments has brought with
itself the wide variety of job opportunists in
the public and private enterprises. Horticulturists
and Landscapers are employed in resorts, hotels,
and in health farms in order to decorate their
settings. Although both the private and public
sectors offer a good remuneration to its employees
but the private sector is better rewarding.
Postgraduate students can work as supervisors,
researcher, distributors, and engineer; or they can
also start his/her own business.
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5. As far as financial aspects of this profession are
concerned, there is a wider scope of increase in the
income/salary of a Horticulturist. One can get anywhere
near Rs.1,80,000 to Rs.2,40,000 per annum in government
service and if one starts his own business one can earn as
good as Rs.5,40,000 to Rs.6,00,000 per annum.
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6. Institutes
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University -
Bikaner, Rajasthan Visva - Santiniketan, West Bengal
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University -
Nashik, Maharashtra
Sikkim University - Gangtok, Sikkim
Shri. Shivaji College of Horticulture - Amravati,
Maharashtra
Star Aviation Academy - Gurgaon, Haryana
Horticultural College and Research Institute - Coimbatore,
TamilNadu
Carey Institute of Horticulture, Kolkata
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