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Biology 215. Plants for Pleasure & Profit. Why horticulture?. Economical Value Enhanced property value Reduced costs Can provide a career , living Exercise. Why horticulture?. Emotional value. Why horticulture?. Provide animal habitat. Horticulture is a business. Park Seeds
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Biology 215 Plants for Pleasure & Profit
Why horticulture? • Economical • Value • Enhanced property value • Reduced costs • Can provide a career, living • Exercise
Why horticulture? • Emotional value
Why horticulture? • Provide animal habitat
Horticulture is a business • Park Seeds • Jackson & Perkins • Lancaster Farms • Encore azaleas • Witherspoon Roses • Plant Delights
Horticulture is a science • NCSU Horticulture • Horticulture information leaflets • Journals • Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science • Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
Plant Classification • Botanical • Horticultural
Scientific & binomial nomenclature Brassica oleracea cv. Green Comet Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Better Boy Hibiscus syriacus ‘Diana’
Phlox P. paniculataP. subulata
Growth cycles • Annuals
Growth cycles • Biennials
Growth cycles • Perennials
Growth cycles • Monocarps
Growth habit classification procumbent erect Spreading Arching Vertical climbing
Ornamental plant classifications • Herbaceous vs. woody • Flowering vs. foliage • Hardiness zones
Herbaceous plants • Annuals, biennials, perennials
Woody plants • Vines • Shrubs • Trees
Dicots Monocots
Mycorrhizae fungal association (mutualistic) with roots
Stems Stem functions • Support • Conduction • Growth
Leaves Leaf Functions? • Photosynthesis • Conduction • Protection
Flowers Organs for reproduction
Perfect vs. imperfect flowers • Perfect – having both male and female parts • Imperfect – lacking male or female parts
Imperfect flowers • Monoecious species • Staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant • Oaks, maples, pines, corn, melons, figs, pecans (dichogamous)
Imperfect flowers • Dioecious species • Staminate and pistillate flowers on separate plants • Gingko, kiwi, persimmon, cannabis
Flower development • The ABC model of flower development • A,B,C = differententially expressed MADS box genes (transcription factors)
Flowers may lack specific flower parts due to mutations in A, B, or C genes
Determinate vs. indeterminate inflorescences • Determinate – stem growth ends with a flower(s) • Indeterminate – flowers produces along stem (at nodes), stem tip continues to grow
Timing of flowering • How does a plant “know” when to flower? • Light (intensity and/or daylength) • Temperature • Hormones