Transcript Intro to the Horticulture Industry

How is
horticulture
important to our
economy?
A. Economic – money –
puts over $25 BILLION a year
into the U.S. economy
1.provides jobs
2. produces food –fruits,
vegetables, nuts
3. increases value of homes
through landscaping
B. Aesthetic - appearance
1.Improves appearance of
homes & buildings through
landscaping
2. Improves appearance of
land from fruit, vegetable &
ornamental crops grown
C. Environmental – health &
comfort
1.Cleans air
2. Prevents erosion
3. Provides shade
4. nutrition
D. Future is for
horticulture industry
to grow because of
increase in population
& new home
construction
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
Describe the broad
field of horticulture
& its different
divisions.
A. Horticulture defined:
“Hortus”
Garden
1. Horticulture comes from Latin
“Cultura” - Cultivation
words that mean “garden
cultivation”
Horticulture is the cultivation,
processing, & marketing of flowers,
ornamental plants, & food.
B. Divisions of Horticulture –
fruits, vegetables, & ornamental plants
1. Floriculture – the
science & practice of
growing, harvesting,
storing, & designing &
marketing flowering
plants
2. Landscape & nursery
industrythe science &
practice of
propagation,
growing, planting,
maintaining & using
grasses, annuals,
shrubs & trees
3. Olericulture the science & practice of
growing, harvesting,
storing, processing &
marketing
vegetables
4. Pomology The science & practice of
growing, harvesting, storing,
processing, & marketing tree
grown fruits
Ex. Apples, pears,
bananas, etc.
There are 3 applied
sciences.
A. Biology - the branch
of science that deals
with both plant & animal
organisms & life
processes.
1. Zoology - the part
of biology that deals
with animals
2. Botany - the
part of biology
that deals with
plants.
B. Applied Plant Sciences
Based on purpose
for which the plants
are grown.
1. Agronomy -
The science & practice
of growing field crops
such as cotton, wheat,
tobacco, corn, &
soybeans
2. Forestry
The science & practice of
growing, managing, &
harvesting trees for building
materials & other products.
3. Horticulture
The science & practice of
growing, processing, &
marketing fruits,
vegetables, & ornamental
plants.
Now….Think of all of the jobs
that are related to the
horticulture industry.
List 3 in your notes that you
think are important.