Download Horticulture Industry Notes Packet

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Horticulture
Exploring a Wonderful Industry!
Please Write the Following Objectives in Your Notes Packet
•By the end of this unit I will be able to:
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Terms to Know
•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________•____________________What is Horticulture?
•Horticulture is the culture of plants for _____________, comfort, and
_____________purposes
–In Latin, the term horticulture means “_____________culture”
–However, advancements in horticulture science and technology have helped the field of
horticulture become more than just garden culture
How Does Horticulture Relate to Science and Technology?
•The field of science that deals with the cultivation of horticultural plants is known as
horticulture science
–Botany is the study of plants and their _____________
•What are some plant processes that you are familiar with?
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How Does Horticulture Relate to Science and Technology?
•As in other areas of agriculture, technology has found its way into horticulture
–Horticulture technology is the application of _____________to horticulture
–Successfully raising plants takes more than just a daily watering
•Time, patience, and an understanding of the scientific processes of plants is needed to
grow beautiful plants and flowers
How Does Horticulture Relate to Science and Technology?
•The horticulture industry is the combination of scientific, _____________, and
production activities that insure the satisfaction of the consumer
•Science
+ Technology + Production = THE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY
The Three Major Segments of the Horticulture Industry
•The growth and use of plants for their _____________is the area of horticulture known
as ornamental horticulture
–Ornamental horticulture involves the production and use of _____________and
_____________plants used both indoors and out.
•The area of horticulture that involves the production of _____________food crops is
olericulture
–Olericulture includes the planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of
vegetable crops
–Sweet corn, tomatoes, and lettuce are examples of vegetable crops
•Another food crop production area of horticulture is _____________
–Pomology is the planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of
_____________and _____________crops
–Examples of fruit and nut crops include peaches, strawberries, and walnuts
Different Segments of the Ornamental Horticulture Industry
•Ornamental horticulture, which is one of the three segments of the horticulture industry,
can itself be broken down into two categories
–These are _____________and _____________horticulture
–Both involve the use of flowering and foliage plants
•Foliage plants are those used for their colorful _____________or leaves
•Floriculture is the area of horticulture associated with cut _____________, potted plants,
and annual _____________plants
–Producing, transporting, and using flowering and foliage plants is known as floriculture
•Before plants are placed in the landscape, they are grown and cared for in a
_____________
–A nursery is a place which specializes in starting plants, shrubs, and ornamental trees
which can later be transplanted to landscape areas
–The production and use of plants to beautify the _____________is landscape
horticulture
•Landscape horticulture also includes designing landscaping plans and landscape
maintenance
References
All information contained in this presentation is derived from the CD entitled “Utah Agricultural Education – Nursery & Landscape Management, Floriculture & Greenhouse
Management Lesson Plans
©2006 Utah State Office of Education: Career and Technical Education
•Lesson
Information on the CD and on this presentation contains materials from CAERT, Inc. lesson plan library and specifically from the CAERT Horticulture Lesson Plan Library:
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