Monday, 12 November 2012

Areas Of Study Horticulture


                                      

              According to some accounts, horticulture involves eight areas of study, which can be grouped into two broad sections - ornamentals and edibles:
Horticulturists can work in industry, government or educational institutions or private collections. They can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists (fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf), crop inspectors, crop production advisers, extension specialists, plant breeders, research scientists, and teachers.
Disciplines which complement horticulture include permaculturebiologybotanyentomologychemistrygeographymathematicsgeneticsphysiologystatisticscomputer sciencecommunications,garden design, and planting designPlant science and horticulture courses include: plant materials, plant propagation, tissue culture, crop production, post-harvest handlingplant breedingpollination management, crop nutrition, entomologyplant pathology, economics, and business. Some careers in horticultural science require a masters (MS) or doctoral (PhD) degree.
Horticulture is practiced in many gardens, "plant growth centres" and nurseries. Activities in nurseries range from preparing seeds and cuttings to growing fully mature plants. These are often sold or transferred to ornamental gardens or market gardens.

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