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The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulturists work in plant propagation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, and the storage, processing, and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf. They improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. Genetics is also used as a valuable tool in the development of plants that can synthesize chemicals for fighting disease (including cancers).
Horticulture involves five areas of study. These areas are floriculture (includes production and marketing of floral crops), landscape horticulture (includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants), olericulture (includes production and marketing of vegetables), pomology (includes production and marketing of fruits), and postharvest physiology (involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops).
Horticulturists can work in industry, government, or educational institutions. They can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists (fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf), crop inspectors, crop production advisors, extension specialists, plant breeders, research scientists, and of course, teachers.
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Growing Media For Container Gardening | Gardening Seeds Guide: UNL Extension Landscape Horticulture Specialist .. http://bit.ly/xaRzL
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"My experience in horticulture is well-rooted."
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Arboricultural Information Exchange. - The AIE site has news, links and collections of resources for arboriculture.
Meta Description: [ The AIE is dedicated to providing information and news relating to arboricultural issues. It is primarily intended
for use by arboriculturists who may need to quickly source information on a given subject. ]
Botanic Gardens Conservation International - An international clearing house mechanism for botanic gardens, based in Surrey.
Meta Description: [ It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. BGCI brings together the botanic gardens to work for plant conservation through science, education and horticulture. ]
Economic Botany at Kew - A useful set of web links to research, information, collections and educations sites. Based at the RBG Kew website.
Meta Description: [ Guide to research on useful and poisonous plants at the Centre for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Includes a wide range of ethnobotany resources. ]
Frontpage for Trees - An informational resource for urban and garden trees, including details of fungi and mycorhizza.
Meta Description: [ trees,fungi and hedges in the garden,and how to keep a good lawn ]
Green Flag Award - Details of the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales.
Meta Description: [ The Green Flag Award scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces throughout England and Wales. The Green Flag Award is open to any freely accessible park or green space. Under the Green Flag Award umbrella, there is also the Green Heritage Site accreditation and the Geen Pennant Aw... ]
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HDRA - Heritage Seed Library - The Heritage Seed Library aims to conserve as much biodiversity as it can and make as many varieties of vegetables available as possible.
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Horticulture Research International - Principal UK organisation tasked with carrying out horticultural research and development (RD) and transferring the results to industry. Site provides details of research across horticultural sectors.
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens - Organises and coordinates the conservation and preservation of plants in national collections. Information on collections, local groups, news and events.
People and Plants Online - The People and Plants Initiative, involving WWF, UNESCO, and Kew Gardens, working on applied research projects, community workshops, exchanges and training courses with young ethnobotanists.
The Accidental Smallholder - Describes the experiences of a couple who became smallholders, and offers information and resources to others seeking to do the same.
Meta Description: [ Everything we think we know about smallholding ]
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Top Trees UK - Register of Notable Trees - Free searchable register of notable UK trees with photo galleries.
Meta Description: [ Top Trees UK - Notable Tree Register ]
Wye College National Fruit Collections - The UK National Fruit Collection maintains the genetic stock of cultivated top and bush fruit.
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