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    What To Expect From Horticulture Classes

    In a nutshell, horticulture is the science of growing, or culturing, garden plants. Many perceive the science to be one of certain trivial value, but are quite mistaken with their assumption, or assumptions, with horticulture. It is a science after all, taking its name from the Latin word hortus, which translates to garden plants, and cultura, referring to culturing them.

    Horticulture requires a degree of learning for one to successfully practice it. As the science deals with living beings, its successful operation demands a degree of understanding the nature of plants. Horticulture classes come into play to provide students with the knowledge into becoming successful horticulturists.

    Horticulture classes provide students with the ample education experience in the fields of pant breeding, plant physiology, plant genetic engineering and plant biochemistry. These classes also provide students with the knowledge in dealing with crop production practices, as well as the more "essential" of skills in storing, transporting and processing of various flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, berries and trees.

    Most horticulture classes also cover the aspect of "plant development", providing students with the knowhow in developing plants with better resistance to various environmental stresses like insects and diseases.

    Horticulture classes train students in the five major areas of horticulture, which are:

    Floriculture - deals with floral crops. Their production and marketing are practically covered.

    Olericulture - deals with vegetables. The production and marketing of vegetables are given focus.

    Pomology - fruits. This time, the production and marketing of fruits are the primary concern.

    Post Harvelst Physiology - horticultural crops are given focus, from production, marketing, quality maintenance, until to preventive spoilage incidents.

    Landscape Horticulture - landscapes are given primary concern, their pre-production, actual production, and post-production, as well as their overall quality and maintenance.
    Courses in statistics, biology, genetics, physiology, entomology, and botany greatly complement horticulture classes, as these "add-on" courses would greatly enhance a student's path into becoming a superstar horticulturist. Horticulture classes alone already cover "the basics" when it comes to the profession, but further learning and training with other disciplines would greatly enhance the flow of a horticulture class in a student's dream of becoming a successful horticulturist.

    Horticulturists could function as crop inspectors, crop engineers, crop production analysts/advisors, teachers, plant breeders or researchers, aside from simply focusing on the more stereotyped career path of horticulturists, which would be landscape designers. The profession is very much welcomed in the areas of industry, education and even government, making horticulture classes one worth looking up, considering the various employment opportunities they open up for students.

    All in all, horticulture classes are still classes preparing students, molding them into becoming professional horticulturists. As a career option, horticulture boasts lucrative potential, with the various opportunities waiting for a horticulturist to take on.

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