RIZVI COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE

SYBSc - Botany III HORTICULTURE

Dr. ALKAMA FAQIH (Assistant Professor) Department of Botany HORTICULTURE

Horticulture Branch of agriculture concerned with the cultivation of garden plants — generally fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamentals such as plants used for landscaping. MEANING

• 2 LATIN WORDS • HORTUS=GARDEN • CULTURA=CULTIVATION

BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURE

FOOD ENVIRONMENT  POMOLOGY  FLORICULTURE  OLERICULTURE  NURSERY  LANDSCAPING POMOLOGY FRUIT PRODUCTION & MARKETING FRUIT CROPS INCLUDE:

DECIDUOUS TREES EVERGREEN TREES POME FRUITS ALSO KNOWN AS: e.g. pear, apple, etc. TROPICAL FRUITS DRUPE / STONE FRUITS e.g. lemon, orange, e.g. cherry, almond, etc. banana,mango, SMALL FRUITS pineapple,papaya,etc. e.g. strawberry, grapes, etc. NUT FRUITS e.g. walnut, cashew nut, etc OLERICULTURE PRODUCTION & MARKETING OF VEGETABLES VEGETABLES ARE CLASSIFIED AS:

TRUCK CROPS MARKET CROPS

LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION

LOCAL / ROADSIDE MARKETING WHOLE SALE MARKETING

PROCESSED UNPROCESSED

Food grains, canned vegetables, Onions, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. etc. BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURE

FOOD ENVIRONMENT  POMOLOGY  FLORICULTURE  OLERICULTURE  NURSERY  LANDSCAPING FLORICULTURE PRODUCTION & MARKETING OF FLOWERS FLORICULTURAL PLANTS ARE:

CUT FLOWERS e.g. roses, orchids, etc. FLOWERING POT PLANTS e.g. lily, begonia, etc. FOLIAGE PLANTS e.g. ferns, palms, etc. BEDDING PLANTS e.g. marigold, petunias, etc. NURSERY CULTURE PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS EXPERTS IN NURSERY

NURSERY GROWER  PRODUCER  DISTRIBUTER ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURIST  TEACHER  RESEARCHER NURSERY TRADE INVOLVES:

PROPAGATION, GROWTH & MAINTENANCE

ANNUAL, BIENNIAL & PERENNIALS

HERBS, SHRUBS & TREES

EVERGREEN TREE e.g. Christmas trees

PRODUCED TO SELL LANDSCAPE GARDENING BEAUTIFICATION OF AN AREA GOALS OF LANDSCAPING

• PRIVACY • SAFETY • EASE OF MAINTENANCE • CONVENIENCE • COMFORT • FLEXIBILITY AESTHETIC & FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE

 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT  DESIGN  CONSTRUCTION  ORNAMENTATION  RECONSTRUCTION  PROPERTY-VALUE  POLLUTION-CNTRL  MALLS, PARK, ETC. HORTICULTURE

IMPORTANCE :

PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL USE 30% OF FOOD FROM HORTICULTURE

MANUFACTURE OF: FRUIT JUICE, JAM, PICKLE, SAUCE, ETC.

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: PEPPER, GINGER, NUTMEG, CLOVE, ETC. SCOPE OF HORTICULTURE

 USED AS:  FOOD e.g. apple, potato, etc.  BEVERAGE e.g. tea, coffee, etc.  MEDICINE e.g. ginger, turmeric, etc.  PERFUME e.g. rose, lily, etc.  SPICE e.g. pepper, clove, etc.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• PRODUCTION • BUYING & SELLING • PROCESSING • LANDSCAPING • TEACHING • RESEARCH SCOPE OF HORTICULTURE

INVOLVES:

TEACHER

RESEARCHER

GARDENER

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