HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Designing plans for landscapes and turf areas
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Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants
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Production of vegetables, fruits and nuts for retail sales
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Producing plants for culinary uses
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Detailed explanation-1: -Floriculture, or flower farming, is a branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry. The development of new varieties by plant breeding is a major occupation of floriculturists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main field of work was on ornamental crops (Amaryllis, Asiatic hybrid Lily, Bougainvillea, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Gladiolus, Gerbera, Hibiscus, Marigold, Narcissus, Orchid, Rose, Tuberose, Lantana depressa).
Detailed explanation-3: -The production of ornamental plants and floriculture is by far the most diverse sector of horticulture. Relying on a long tradition of cultivar selection and improvement, highly specialized subsectors have emerged. Each of these has its own idiosyncrasy in propagation, cultivation and marketing.