description of the subject horticulture

1. Intro to Horticulture

2. HORTICULTURE
“It’s the ART and SCIENCE of producing
NUTRITIOUS FOOD for the BODY and
BEAUTIFUL FOOD for the SOUL”
HORTUS …Garden
CULTURA…Cultivation

3. AGRICULTURE
AGRI… Field
CULTURA…Cultivation

4. AGRICULTURE
AGRONOMY - Field Crops
FORESTRY – Trees in native habitats
HORTICULTURE – Garden Cultivation
Higher intensity of management and labor
Higher profitability / acre
Usually harvested fresh

5. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE
ARBORICULTURE- the
cultivation of trees and shrubs especially
for ornamental purposes
POMOLOGY- the science and
practice of growing fruit
 VITICULTURE -the cultivation or
culture of grapes especially for wine
making

6. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE
OLERICULTURE- The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage,
processing and marketing of vegetables
FLORICULTURE- is the study of growing flowering plants.
GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT

7. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE
LANDSCAPE
INDUSTRY
 Architecture and
Design
 Construction
 Management

8. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE
TURFGRASS INDUSTRY
PHARMACOLOGY
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY