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INTRODUCTION to HORTICULTURE

INTRODUCTION to HORTICULTURE. HORTICULTURE. “It’s the ART and SCIENCE of producing NUTRITIOUS FOOD for the BODY and BEAUTIFUL FOOD for the SOUL” HORTUS …Garden CULTURA…Cultivation. AGRI… Field CULTURA…Cultivation. AGRICULTURE. AGRICULTURE. AGRONOMY - Field Crops

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INTRODUCTION to HORTICULTURE

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  1. INTRODUCTION to HORTICULTURE

  2. HORTICULTURE • “It’s the ART and SCIENCE of producing NUTRITIOUS FOOD for the BODY and BEAUTIFUL FOOD for the SOUL” • HORTUS …Garden • CULTURA…Cultivation

  3. AGRI… Field CULTURA…Cultivation AGRICULTURE

  4. AGRICULTURE • AGRONOMY - Field Crops • FORESTRY – Trees in native habitats • HORTICULTURE – Garden Cultivation • Higher intensity of management and labor • Higher profitability / acre • Usually harvested fresh

  5. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE • ARBORICULTURE • POMOLOGY • VITICULTURE

  6. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE • OLERICULTURE • FLORICULTURE • GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT

  7. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE • LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY • Architecture and Design • Construction • Management

  8. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE • TURFGRASS INDUSTRY • PHARMACOLOGY • HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

  9. BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE • EDUCATION and RESEARCH • Land Grant Colleges / Universities • OSU • County Extension Service • Master Gardener Program • Research Facilities • Landscape Architecture • U of Oregon, U of Idaho • U of Washington, Washington State U • Community Colleges • Trade Organizations

  10. HISTORY of HORTICULTURE • EARLY MAN • 30,000 years ago

  11. HISTORY of HORTICULTURE • AGRICULTURE starts • ~10,000 years ago • AGRICULTURE continues • ~8,000 years ago – herding cattle • ~7,000 years ago – domesticated animals • AGRICULTURAL practices • ~5,000 years ago • Eastern Hemisphere - Land preparation, irrigation and pruning practices • Western Hemisphere - Cultivation of squash corn, peppers and avocadoes • HORTICULTURE begins • 3,500 years ago

  12. HORTICULTURE TODAY • ADVENT of TECHNOLOGY • Mechanization • Storage, Marketing, Transportation • Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides • Botanical Knowledge • Plant Breeding

  13. HORTICULTURE TODAY • Change for the Future??? • SUSTAINABILITY!!! • Continued BOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE • HORTICULTURE in OREGON • http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/

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