Horticulture Classification

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Horticulture Classification
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Horticulture vs. Agriculture

• Agriculture
• Includes the technology of raising plants and
  animals

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Horticulture vs. Agriculture

• What is horticulture?
• Hortus garden
• Culturae cultivate
• Science and art of cultivating, processing and
  marketing of fruits, nuts, vegetables and
  ornamental plants

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Classifications

• Horticultural crop a crop which is
  labor-intensive, has high costs to produce, and
  is typically one that is eaten fresh

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Picking apples
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Are there any native commercial crops in New
England still picked by hand?
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Are there any native commercial crops in New
England still picked by hand?
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Classifications

• Agronomic crop a low-input crop and is
  typically used dry and refined (ex. grains for
  flour, bread, cereal)

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Classifications

• Forestry crop forest trees and their products

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