Consumer Horticulture Advancement: Identifying Critical Research Areas and Cultivating Collaborations
Previous research focused on Consumer Horticulture Advancement: health and human issues in horticul- Identifying Critical Research Areas and ture (HIH) and established the ben- eficial role of plants and the practice of Cultivating Collaborations horticulture in a range of therapeutic, educational, and workplace settings 1 2 3 (Relf, 1992; Shoemaker et al., 1992; Natalie Bumgarner , Sheri Dorn , Esther McGinnis , Ulrich, 1984; Waliczek and Zajicek, Pam Bennett4, Ellen Bauske5, Sarada Krishnan6, 1999). This period of horticulture 7 research was built on both horticul- and Lucy Bradley tural therapy and environmental psychology. Positive health and well- ADDITIONAL INDEX WORDS. gardening, greenspace, health, nature, nutrition, well- being benefits have been shown to being reach varied populations, with effects on stress, productivity, attitude, con- SUMMARY. Many fields of research converge to assess the impact of plants on human centration, and cognitive performance health, well-being, and nutrition. However, evenwitharecenthistoryofhorticulturists contributing to human–plant interaction work, much of the current research is conducted being documented (Lohr et al., 1996; outside the context of horticulture and specifically outside of consumer horticulture Mooney and Nicell, 1992; Relf and (CH). To connect CH to research being conducted by other disciplines that explore the Dorn, 1995; Shoemaker et al., 1992). role of plants in improving human quality of life, a workshop was held on 1 Aug. 2018 in In recent years, CH scientists Washington, DC, at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual have played a more limited role in conference. The workshop focused on current food science, nutrition, and crop-breeding research fields outside horticulture, efforts to enhance nutrition and flavor, and human health and well-being research related such as public health, that explore to nature and plant interactions in an increasingly urban population.
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