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INTRODUCTION to HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE Cultivation of gardens or orchards, including the growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental shrubs and trees In Latin: HORTUS …Garden CULTURA…Cultivation Branch of Agriculture

AGRICULTURE AGRI… Field CULTURA…Cultivation

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

BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE ARBORICULTURE Maintenance of trees in urban and suburban landscapes POMOLOGY Fruits and nuts, small fruits and orchards

BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE OLERICULTURE Vegetable Production FLORICULTURE Flower and indoor plant production GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT Greenhouse Production

BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY Architecture and Design Construction Management

BRANCHES of HORTICULTURE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY Seed and sod production for home, public, or commercial uses. PHARMACOLOGY Herb production for medicine HORTICULTURAL THERAPY Using plants for their therapeutic value to disable or disadvantaged people.

HISTORY of HORTICULTURE EARLY MAN 30,000 years ago Hunters and gatherers AGRICULTURE starts ~10,000 years ago Egypt and Mesopotamia Saved grains and planted for harvest

HISTORY of HORTICULTURE ~8,000 years ago – herding cattle ~7,000 years ago – domesticated animals for cultivation of wheat and barley ~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 Conditions and time constraints Desire to grow plants for ornamental vaule

HORTICULTURE TODAY ADVENT of TECHNOLOGY Mechanization (Industrial Revolution) Storage, Marketing, Transportation Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides Botanical Knowledge Plant Breeding

HORTICULTURE TODAY (2013) HORTICULTURE in OREGON http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/ #1 - Greenhouse and Nursery Products ($745 million) # 2 – Cattle and Calves ($669 million) # 3 – Hay ($634 million) # 4 – Milk (532 $million) # 5 – Grass Seed ($411 million) # 6 – Wheat ($368 million) # 7 - Potatoes ($170 million) # 8 – Onions Storage ($143 million)

Assignment You will research 5 different jobs in the Horticulture field You will need to find the following for each: Job name Job Salary (yearly or weekly) Job Description Education requirements for your job Skills that are needed for your job You will have time on Monday to finish it