• Horticulture thus can be defined the branch of agriculture concerned with intensively(集约地) cultured plants directly used by people for food, for medicinal purposes, or for esthetic(美学的) gratification (满足,喜悦).
• What are the three major areas of horticulture? • What is the history of horticulture? • Why is horticulture popular?
Why is horticulture a science, a technology, and an industry?
• Ornamental Horticulture- growing and using plants for their beauty inside and outside our homes.
• Food Crop Production- growing crops for use as food.
It also includes maintenance and care of vegetable crops as well commercial and non-traditional vegetable crop production including organic gardening and organic farming; sustainable agriculture and horticulture; hydroponics; and biotechnology.
Agronomy
•as grain and fiber.
Forestry
• Production of trees for timber
Horticulture
• Horticulture is that part of plant agriculture concerned with so-called “garden crops”, as contrasted with agronomy (field crops, mainly grains, forages(饲料) and fiber) and forestry (forest trees and products).
Vegetable crops can be classified into 9 major categories:
1. Potherbs and greens - spinach and collards 2. Salad crops - lettuce, celery 3. Cole crops - cabbage and cauliflower 4. Root crops (tubers) - potatoes, beets, carrots,
考核内容及方式
• 主要是课件里讲过的内容
• 总成绩
平时成绩20%：作业、出勤、课堂表现等 闭卷考试卷面成绩80%
Lesson 1： Horticulture in daily life
Key Questions
• Why is horticulture a science, technology,, aanndd an industry?
– Landscape operators: design planting plans, install material, and maintain plants
– Lawn and turf maintenance: planting, fertilizing, and mowing turfgrasses
gardens
What is landscape horticulture?
• Producing and using plants to make our outdoor environment more appealing
– Nursery: place where plants, shrubs, and trees are started for transplanting
– Golf course management: maintain all the grass areas of the golf course
What is interiorscaping?
• Use of foliage plants, grown and sold for their beautiful colored leaves and stems, to create pleasing and comfortable areas inside buildings
– Examples
Olericulture
The science of vegetable growing, dealing with the culture of non-woody (herbaceous) plants for food.
The production of plants for use of the edible parts.
• What are the three major areas of horticulture? • What is the history of horticulture? • Why is horticulture popular?
What are the three major areas of horticulture?
What is Food Crop Production?
• Growing crops for food • Olericulture- growing, harvesting, storing,
processing, and marketing vegetables
– Examples
• Pomology- growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts
English For Horticulture
Aims
• Listening • Speaking • Reading • writing
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1. Supply and service to growers 2. Production of crops 3. Processing crops 4. Marketing 5. Distribution
How is horticulture a science?
• Botany
– The study of plants including the life cycle, structure, growth, and classification
from Romance languages (from Latin fructus and cultura) —is also used.
• Production, transportation, and use of flower and foliage plants
– Growing flowers for floral designs – Growing potted plants to sell – Growing bedding plants for transplanting into
Horticulture
• Culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty 1. The cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery;
the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants 2. The science and art of cultivating such plants.
• Agriculture- The production of plants and animals to meet basic human needs (food, clothing, shelter).
• Includes three important areas:
– Horticulture – Agronomy – Forestry
• Combines plant science, soil science, & biotechnology
What is horticulture technology?
• Applies science to horticulture production
• Tools used to control and manage plant’s environment
Olericulture deals with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables.
It encompasses crop establishment, including cultivar selection, seedbed preparation and establishment of vegetable crops by seed and transplants.
Where does the word horticulture come from?
• Latin derivative