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Agriscience Unit 17: Plant Science Careers 681029 Plant Science Areas Will include: • Horticulture • Forestry • Agriscience Processing, distribution & products • Agriscience Supplies and Services Horticulture Includes the following areas • Production • Processing • Marketing • Landscaping and nursery production Horticultural careers • Varied as the industry itself Floriculture careers • Are related to flower production and use. Floral designer • Designs flowers for a florist or floral business Flower grower • Produces flowers used in floral design Greenhouse manager • Manages the production process for a flower grower Retail florist • Is floral business that furnishes flowers to general public Wholesale florist • Is a floral business that furnishes flowers and supplies to retail florists Landscaping and nursery careers • Are related to the use and production of plants for aesthetic purpose Greenskeepers • Takes care of golf course turf Landscaper • Installs plants in various locations in a landscape area of homes, churches, and businesses for aesthetic purposes Landscaper architect • Design landscape plans for plant installation and is a part of the horticultural industry Nursery operator • Grows trees and shrubs needed for landscaping Turf farmer • Grows turf grass for sale Forestry careers • Are careers related to growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood and wood byproducts Forester Is a service- oriented career that helps with the science of growing trees Forest rangers • Work primarily with the government to manage forests on state and federal lands, but may also assist with fire prevention, etc. on private lands as well. Logging foreman • Will supervise a logging crew during the harvesting phase of trees from a forest or woodland sites Horticulture • provides career opportunities or jobs for individuals living in rural and urban areas • Most jobs in horticulture are labor intensively Small Plots or Greenhouses • Where most horticultural crops are grown Postsecondary Institutions • Will give you more information about career opportunities in plant science Information About Plant Science • Can be attained from Agriscience teachers or • Cooperative Extension Service Plant Science Careers • • • • Botanist Turf manager Landscape architect Greenhouse manager or grower Timber Cruiser • Is career in forestry that involves estimating timber in woodlots Forestry Consultant • Is an individual responsible for provides consulting services related to managing and selling timber for the private land owner for a fee Soil thermometer • Is used to determine soil temperature Planting Bar • Is the best tool used for setting out tree seedlings Hand Lopping Shears • Is the best tool for cutting large branches when pruning shrubs Pruning Shears • Is the best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery Pole Pruner • Is the best tool to use when pruning limbs in high places Hedge Shears • Is the best tool to use when shaping shrubbery into a continuous row for screening Bush Axe • Best tool for cutting bushes and undergrowth Grafting Tool • Is the best tool to use when preparing a plant to be joined to another plant asexually Tree Scale Stick • Is the tool used to estimate the timber yield in a tree Pruning Saw • Best tool to use when sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees Soil Auger • Best tool to use to obtain soil for testing Chain saws • Are used for cutting trees and limbs Plant Science Careers
