Jan 17, 2026 · How do people use horticultural techniques to improve plant growth? Why is horticulture important for our environment and food supply?

Two important horticultural techniques are training (changing a plant’s orientation in space) and pruning (judicious removal of plant parts), used to improve the appearance or usefulness of plants.

Jan 17, 2026 · Although much research is carried out on horticultural food crops, there has been an increasing emphasis on ornamentals. Horticultural research is also conducted by private companies …

Jan 17, 2026 · Horticulture - Propagation, Plant Breeding, Cultivation: Propagation, the controlled perpetuation of plants, is the most basic of horticultural practices. Its two objectives are to achieve an …

Jan 17, 2026 · Although much research is carried out on horticultural food crops, there has been an increasing emphasis on ornamentals. Horticultural research is also conducted by private companies …

Jan 17, 2026 · Plant breeding, the systematic improvement of plants through the application of genetic principles, has placed improvement of horticultural plants on a scientific basis. The raw material of …

Among horticultural peoples with chiefdoms, the chief’s ancestors, in time, become gods. The most remote ancestors, the founders of the chiefly lineage, are the most important gods; more recent …

There are similar organizations in other European countries. The American Pomological Society, dedicated to the science and practice of fruit growing, was formed in 1848. The American …

Jan 17, 2026 · The horticultural industry is now dependent upon chemical control of pests through pesticides, materials toxic to the pest in some stage of its life cycle. Although organic farming has …

Primitive culture - Herding, Nomadic, Pastoralism: Herding societies are in many respects the direct opposite of forest horticulturalists. They are usually the most nomadic of primitive societies, they …