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Careers in Greenhouse Technology

Unit 1. Careers in Greenhouse Technology. Terms. Ornamental Horticulture: the practice of growing and using plants for decorative purposes. Floral Production: involves growing of flowering or foliage crops to sal e size of maturity.

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Careers in Greenhouse Technology

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  1. Unit 1 Careers in Greenhouse Technology

  2. Terms • Ornamental Horticulture: the practice of growing and using plants for decorative purposes. • Floral Production: involves growing of flowering or foliage crops to sale size of maturity. • Landscape and Nursery Industry: the science and practice of propagating, growing, installing, maintaining, and using grasses, annual plants, shrubs, and trees in the landscape.

  3. Terms Continued • Floriculture: the “culture of flowers” – The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, designing, and marketing flowering plants. • Pomology: the science and practice of growing, harvesting, handling, storing, processing, and marketing tree fruits. • Olericulture: The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, and marketing vegetables.

  4. Career Opportunities • Careers in the floriculture industry can include a sound understanding of plants and plant growth or a strong background in business. • Grower • Propagator • Greenhouse/Nursery worker • Marketing Manager • Landscaper • Etc.

  5. Duties • Grower: • Person in charge of crop production • Specialized growers may focus on one or more specific crops • Propagator: • Employee trained in plant propagation • Production begins with some form of plant reproduction (by seed or a portion of a plant)

  6. Duties • Greenhouse /Nursery Worker: • Often may start as unskilled workers • Duties may include: • potting, • Disbudding • Watering • applying pesticides and fertilizers • packaging crops • maintaining greenhouses structures and equipment

  7. Duties • Marketing Manager: • Also referred to as a Wholesale Manager • Responsibility of moving the crop to the customer • Promotes sales of crops and handles orders • Landscaper: • Laborer • Implements landscape design and ornamental lawn care

  8. Job Descriptions • Jobs that require work with your hands, tools, and equipment. Much of the work is done outside, with the exception of the greenhouse. • Greenhouse worker Nursery grower • Propagator Bedder • Tree surgeon Pruner • Turf Worker Grounds Keeper • Greens Keeper Landscape Gardener • Orchardist Small Fruit Grower • Vegetable Crop Grower Farm Chemical Sales Worker

  9. Job Descriptions • Jobs that require advanced training, planning, and paper work. Much of the work is done indoors. • Landscape architect Consultant • Teacher Researcher • Plant Breeder Office Supervisor • Sales Person Plant Disease Specialist • Greenhouse Manager Nursery Manager • Garden center Manager Pest Control Specialist • Pesticide Specialist Landscape Contractor

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