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Plant Science Curriculum

• Lesson 7
• Introduction to Horticulture

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Objective 1

• Define
• horticulture
• and
• its relationship
• to
• agriculture.

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What is horticulture?

• Horticulture is the science and art involved in
  the cultivation, propagation, processing and
  marketing of flowers, turf, vegetables, fruits,
  nuts and ornamental plants.
• How is horticulture
• art? Science?

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What is agriculture?

• Agriculture is defined as the activities involved
  with the production of plants and animals and
  related supplies, services, mechanics, products,
  processing and marketing.

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• How are horticulture and agriculture related?
• Do these industries coexist?
• Are they ever in conflict? Why?

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Objective 2

• Describe the different types of horticulture in
  Colorado and the United States .

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There are two main types of horticulture

• Food Crop Horticulture
• Ornamental Horticulture

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Lets explore this diverse industry

• Create a 3-4 minute report and visual poster on
  each of the following areas of the horticulture
  industry.
• floriculture
• landscape horticulture
• interiorscaping
• turf production and maintenance
• arboriculture.
• olericulture
• pomology

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Great Job!

• Give yourselves a high five!
• Lets review what we have learned today by
  playing a little bit of Jeopardy!
• Get involved in this
• great industry
• HORTICULTURE!