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Horticulture
The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulture is, however, much more. Horticulturists work in plant propagation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, and the storage, processing, and transportation of fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf. They improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. Genetics is also used as a valuable tool in the development of plants that can synthesize chemicals for fighting disease (including cancers).
Horticulture involves five areas of study. These areas are floriculture (includes production and marketing of floral crops), landscape horticulture (includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants), olericulture (includes production and marketing of vegetables), pomology (includes production and marketing of fruits), and postharvest physiology (involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops).
Horticulturists can work in industry, government, or educational institutions. They can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists (fruit, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf), crop inspectors, crop production advisors, extension specialists, plant breeders, research scientists, and of course, teachers.
College courses that complement Horticulture are biology, chemistry, mathematics, genetics, physiology, statistics, computer science, and communications. Plant science and horticulture courses include: plant materials, plant propagation, tissue culture, crop production, post harvest handling, plant breeding, pollination management, crop nutrition, entomology, plant pathology, economics, and business. Some careers in horticultural science require a masters (MS) or doctoral (PhD) degree.
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Advanced Environmental Structures
Greenhouses, thermal screens, solar kilns, coverings, and hydroponics services. Design, construction. Gear driven rolling screens. Mandurah, Western Australia.
http://www.cays.com.au/aes/
Horticulture Network
Commercial promotion web site for U. S. horticulture industry with links to products by various horticulture related vendors.
http://www.hortnet.com/
Yalaha Nurseries and Fernery
Cut foliage and foliage roping and garland for wholesale florists. Cut greens include leather leaf, sword fern, Aspidistra, Cocculus, ribbon grass, sprengeri, ming, rush, and beauty berry. Serving the floral industry since 1898. Yalaha, Florida.
http://members.tripod.com/YALAHA
Plant Industries Management: Horticulture, University of Minnesota, Crookston
Academic programs in horticulture.
http://www.crk.umn.edu/academics/Hort/index.htm
It's the Touch
Foliage and plant design, foliage sales, foliage maintenance. It's the Touch specializes in interior and exterior plant maintenance (watering, recuperation, leaf clearing, repotting) in central Oregon including Bend, Redmond, and Sunriver. Bend, Oregon.
http://www.itsthetouch.com/
Gardenforum.co.uk
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http://www.gardenforum.co.uk
HPP WorldWide
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http://www.agriflor.com/
Creative Packaging Inc.
Automatic bagging systems for bark mulch, compost and colored wood chips used in horticultural and decorative landscaping.
http://members.tripod.com/~CP22243/index-4.html
Jungle Jims
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http://www.junglejimsap.com
Cool Plants.com
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http://www.CoolPlants.com
TnNursery.com
Searchable database of ca. 100 wholesale and retail nurseries, nursery products (nursery-grown plants) and suppliers in Warren County, Tennessee, which is known as "The Nursery Capital of the World."
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Suttons Consumer Products
Seeds, plants, bulbs, young plants, and other horticultural products for amateur gardeners in the United Kingdom and for export around the world. Lawn seed, seed displays, Horticultural Heritage decorative greeting cards and gardening nostalgia, and plant care products such as water storage crystals. Paigtnon, Devon, England.
http://www.suttons.co.uk/
Bill Moore & Company
Broker of young plants and other starter materials including seedlings, cuttings, offsets, liners, tissue-cultured, and air-layered plants. Ornamental plants include cut flowers, flowering pot plants, holiday pots, annuals, perennials, tropical flowering, landscape, bulbs, and baskets.
http://www.billmooreco.com/
Mellinger's Online Garden Catalog
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http://www.mellingers.com/
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FindPlants Plant Locator Service
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Hungarian Horticulture
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Agresource
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http://www.agresourceinc.com
vitrotech
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http://www.vitrotech.es
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http://www.sosun.com/
Acorn Planting Products
Shelters, guards, ties and mulching materials for trees and shrubs.
http://www.acorn-p-p.co.uk/
Atlas Greenhouse Systems, Inc.
Growing structures including greenhouses, cold frame hoop houses, roll up curtains, and accessories such as gutter connects and shade centers.
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Asian Fruits and Vegetables
Growing condtions, descriptions, and marketing information of a wide variety of species.
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/Fmrs/Asian_veg/index.html
USDA - Fruit and Vegetable Market Programs
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International Society of Arboriculture UK&I Chapter
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http://www.flowerweb.com/
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Directory of garden centres, retail nurseries, wholesale nurseries and landscape gardeners.
http://www.martex.co.uk/horticulture
Advanced Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd.
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http://greenhouse.bc.ca/
Hendry County Horticulture
Southwest Florida vegetable pest and disease hotline, vegetables newsletter, and links. Crops covered include watermelon, tomato, pepper. Actively changing content covers pesticides, biocontrol, and the FQPA (Food Quality Protection Act.) University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida.
http://hendry.ifas.ufl.edu/
The Vegetable Growers News
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American Nursery and Landscape Association
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Pacific Coast Nurseryman
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Northern Lights Co. Discount Growlights
High pressure sodium and metal halide lighting for horticulture. Light fixtures, bulbs and accessories.
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Superb Horticulture
Suppliers of products to the fruit, vegetable, nursery, and specialty agriculture markets in the eastern U.S. Group of companies includes Indiana Berry and Plant Co. (different types of berries, rhubarb, asparagus, horseradish, Kiwi, and grapes). Other companies are Hadwin Supply and Berthoud Montana Sprayers.
http://www.inberry.com/
Floraguide
Worldwide directory of horticultural companies such as nurseries and garden centers. Grouped by countries as well as kinds of plants. Links to gardening software. Available in Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch.
http://www.floraguide.com/
Lynx Horticultural Systems
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http://www.lynxhort.co.nz
Giles Landscapes
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Texas Palms and Ponds
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Floriculture Worldwide Network
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Rapid Automated Systems, Inc.
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Blackmore Company
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Vanderlaans Nursery
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http://www.vanderlaans.com
A Nu Leaf Nursery
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http://www.anuleaf.com
APEX Fertilizer
The APEX line of horticultural fertilizers features application-specific formulations that incorporate POLYON® controlled-release technology.
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