What is Horticulture?

HORTICULTURE comes
from the Latin
HORTUS (Garden/Yard)
and
CULTŪRA (Cultivation).
Definitions of Horticulture
 The agriculture of plants,
mainly for food, materials,
comfort and beauty.
 Horticulture is the growing
of flowers, fruits and
vegetables, and of plants
for ornament and fancy.
(American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey)
Definitions of Horticulture

 Horticulture is the art

and science of growing
and handling fruits, nuts,
vegetables, herbs,
flowers, foliage plants,
woody ornamentals, and
turf.
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HORTICULTURE AND
AGRICULTURE
HORTICULTURE AGRICULTURE

Deals with
Strictly involves cultivation of
plant crops as well
cultivation only as animal
farming.
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HORTICULTURE AND
AGRICULTURE
HORTICULTURE AGRICULTURE

include plants mainly focuses

that are not for on crops for
human human
consumption consumption.
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HORTICULTURE AND
AGRICULTURE
HORTICULTURE AGRICULTURE

Done on
Done on
extensive
smaller,
pieces of land
enclosed plots
on large scale.
DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE
1. POMOLOGY
pomum = fruits; logos = study

- the planting, harvesting,

storing, processing, and
marketing of fruit and nut
crops. Fruit crops include
both large and small fruits.
DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE

2. OLERICULTURE

- the planting, harvesting,

storing, processing, and
marketing of vegetable
crops.
 DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE
3. ORNAMENTAL
HORTICULTURE

• The growth and use of

plants for their beauty.
• Involves the production and
use of woody and
herbaceous plants.
 DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE
TWO CATEGORIES OF
ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE
Floriculture is the area of ornamental
horticulture associated with the
production and use of flowers, potted
plants, and annual bedding plants.

Landscape Horticulture is the

production and use of plants to
beautify the outdoor environment.
 HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE
• History of fruit cultivation is
as old as civilization.
• Oldest fruit is said to be:
Date Palm (7000 B.C.)

Pomegranate(3500 B.C) Grapes(2440 B.C)

Mangoes, Banana & Coconut(2000 B.C)
Peach and Almond(1300 B.C)
Olive(100 B.C)
 HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE

• In India, commercial
horticulture - recent origin (100
years old).
• Orchards in olden days -
planted just for hobby by the
kings.
 IMPORTANCE OF
HORTICULTURE
• Diet
• Medicinal purposes
• Environment
• Entertainment
• Economic value
• Aesthetic value
 IMPORTANCE OF
HORTICULTURE
The importance of horticulture in
improving the productivity of
land, generating employment,
improving economic conditions of
the farmers and entrepreneurs,
enhancing exports and, above all,
providing nutritional security to
the people, is now widely
acknowledged.
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