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What is Horticulture? Horticulture is an applied plant science that involves the application of science and technology to the production of horticultural crops and the management of public and commercial horticultural enterprises. The major gives students maximum flexibility in selecting a program of study best suited to their needs and professional goals. Students can emphasize floriculture (greenhouse production or flower retailing), olericulture (vegetable crops), ornamental horticulture, and pomology (fruit culture). Training is also available in the disciplines of plant breeding, plant nutrition, and horticultural physiology. [slideshow: 2, rotate=3, blend=2, name=undergrad, layout=nonav, img=|/files/images/IMG_1274.jpg|, img=|/files/images/Picture 003.jpg|, img=|/files/images/Picture014.jpg|, ] Why Study Horticulture? Graduates find positions as commercial growers of fruit, vegetable, nursery, or greenhouse crops; as managers of retail enterprises or public and private gardens; in production and quality control, or as fieldmen in the food processing industries; in federal and state inspection services; in crop consulting; in secondary level teaching; or in sales and service work for seed, plant materials, agricultural chemicals, and other related businesses. By selection of appropriate science courses, students can prepare for graduate study leading to careers in research, teaching, and/or extension in horticulture and related plant sciences. Why Major in Horticulture? You may be interested in majoring in Horticulture if you want to:
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