Horticulture Unit 1

The cultivation of flowers, which includes the production, distribution, and processing of flowering and foliage plants

• Floriculture

• Horticulture

• Design by flower

The planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of vegetable crops

• Horticulture

• Olericulture

• Floriculture

• Pomology

The planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruit and nut crops

• Pomology

• Horticulture

• Floriculture

• Olericulture

The science and art of growing plants for use and beauty; an important segment of the agriculture industry

• Horticulture

• Olericulture

• Landscape Hort

True/False: The production and use of plants to beautify the outdoor environment is called Landscape Horticulture

• True

• False

T/F: The growth and use of plants for their beauty is ornamental floriculture

• True

• False

Is Turf Grass Management the establishment and care of a grass surface in a residential, business, sports- facility, or park setting?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Success in horticulture requires an understanding and application of diverse artistic processes

• True

• False

The horticulture industry can be divided into three areas: botany, agronomy, and entomology

• True

• False

California leads the nation in the production of fruits, vegetables, and floriculture crops

• True

• False