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How is horticulture important to our economy?

Discover the economic, aesthetic, and environmental significance of horticulture, which contributes over $25 billion to the US economy annually, provides jobs, produces food, improves appearance of homes and buildings, and promotes environmental health and comfort. Explore the different divisions of horticulture, such as floriculture, landscape and nursery industry, olericulture, and pomology, as well as the applied sciences of biology, agronomy, and forestry. Explore the various jobs associated with the horticulture industry.

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How is horticulture important to our economy?

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  1. How is horticulture important to our economy?

  2. A. Economic – money – puts over $25 BILLION a year into the U.S. economy • provides jobs • produces food –fruits, vegetables, nuts • increases value of homes through landscaping

  3. B. Aesthetic - appearance • Improves appearance of homes & buildings through landscaping • Improves appearance of land from fruit, vegetable & ornamental crops grown

  4. C. Environmental – health & comfort • Cleans air • Prevents erosion • Provides shade • nutrition

  5. D. Future is for horticulture industry to grow because of increase in population & new home construction

  6. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS Describe the broad field of horticulture & its different divisions.

  7. A. Horticulture defined: “Hortus” - Garden “Cultura” - Cultivation 1. Horticulture comes from Latin words that mean “garden cultivation” Horticulture is the cultivation, processing, & marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, & food.

  8. B. Divisions of Horticulture – fruits, vegetables, & ornamental plants 1. Floriculture – the science & practice of growing, harvesting, storing, & designing & marketing flowering plants

  9. 2. Landscape & nursery industry- the science & practice of propagation, growing, planting, maintaining & using grasses, annuals, shrubs & trees

  10. 3. Olericulture - the science & practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing & marketing vegetables

  11. 4. Pomology - The science & practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing, & marketing tree grown fruits Ex. Apples, pears, bananas, etc.

  12. There are 3 applied sciences.

  13. A. Biology - the branch of science that deals with both plant & animal organisms & life processes.

  14. 1. Zoology - the part of biology that deals with animals

  15. 2. Botany - the part of biology that deals with plants.

  16. B. Applied Plant Sciences Based on purpose for which the plants are grown.

  17. 1. Agronomy - The science & practice of growing field crops such as cotton, wheat, tobacco, corn, & soybeans

  18. 2. Forestry The science & practice of growing, managing, & harvesting trees for building materials & other products.

  19. 3. Horticulture The science & practice of growing, processing, & marketing fruits, vegetables, & ornamental plants.

  20. Now….Think of all of the jobs that are related to the horticulture industry.List 3 in your notes that you think are important.

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