Download - Introduction to Horticulture
![Page 1: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Introduction to Horticulture
![Page 2: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
AGRICULTUREPRODUCTION OF PLANTS AND
ANIMALS TO MEET BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
![Page 3: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
AGRICULTUREHORTICULTURE AGRONOMY FORESTRY
![Page 4: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
AGRONOMY
1. SOIL SCIENCE2. SOIL CONSERVATION
![Page 5: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
FORESTRY• Maintain and produce timber
![Page 6: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
HORTICULTURE1. Ornamental: growing and using plants for
beauty
LandscapingFloriculture
![Page 7: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
HORTICULTURE2. OLERICULTURE: growing, harvesting,
storing, processing, and marketing vegetables.
![Page 8: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
HORTICULTURE3. POMOLOGY: growing, harvesting,
storing, processing and marketing FRUITS!
![Page 9: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
HORTICULTURE:
4. ARBORICULTURE: producing trees and shrubs for public sale
![Page 10: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
How is Hort. Important to Society?
1. 40% of food is produced by horticultural means.
2. Aesthetic Value: “pleasing to the eye” landscaping, flowers, shrubs
3. Economic Value: retail florists, landscape design and implementation, horticultural products
![Page 11: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
How does your diet relate to Horticulture?
YOUR LUNCH:
![Page 12: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
How does your diet relate to Horticulture?
![Page 13: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
How does your diet relate to Horticulture?
![Page 14: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
What Careers Involve Horticulture?
• Each year, there are about 14% more jobs in agriculture than there are graduates to fill them
• Landscape architect, golf course superintendent, plant breeder, sales, greenhouse manager, garden center manager, pesticide specialist, consultant, researcher, officer supervisor, plant disease specialist, nursery manager, pest control specialist, landscape contractor, forester, plant genetics—bioengineered seeds/plants
![Page 15: Introduction to Horticulture](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022081501/56814fc8550346895dbd836f/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
American Society for Horticulture Science
http://www.ashs.org/?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=53&Itemid=132