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Review and Assessment
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Chapter Summary
• Botany is the study of plants, and there are three botanical sciences: forestry
(trees), agronomy (food and fi ber crops that are traditionally grown in fi elds),
and horticulture (fresh fruits, vegetables, fl owers, grasses, shrubs, landscapes,
and the services of this science).
• Horticulture is divided into two divisions, edible horticulture and ornamental
horticulture.
• Edible horticulture involves pomology (trees and nuts), olericulture
(vegetables and fruits), and viticulture (grapes).
• Ornamental horticulture includes fl oriculture, nursery and landscape
management, interiorscapes, and turfgrass production.
• Eating locally grown produce may increase the amount of nutrition you
consume.
• Growers for farmers markets and community supported agriculture cultivate
food using organic, sustainable, or conventional practices.
• The green industry consists of several products and services associated with
landscape and nursery production and is also known as the ornamental
horticulture industry.
• Many career opportunities are available in the horticulture industry and the
number of jobs is expected to grow over the next several years.
• Professional organizations or societies are groups that seek to promote a
particular career area and help or inform people in that career. There are
several professional organizations that work with the horticulture industry.