HORT 2050 Lecture : HORT 2050 - Lectures 1 & 2
Document Summary
Horticulture derived from latin vegetables and ornamental plants: hortus = garden, culture = cultivation. Horticulture science & art of cultivating, processing & marketing fruits, Types of applied plant sciences: horticulture, agronomy, forestry. Largest horticulture crop in la is sweet potatoes. For every chromosome in sweet potatoes, there are 6 pairs. The differences between agronomy & horticulture: mechanized vs. hands on, volume/acreage. Horticulture: applied plant science, working plant science, pomology fruit & nut production, olericulture vegetable production, ornamentals flower & turf production. Plants & man: many of the plants living today have existed for millions of years, 99% of living plants today, gymnosperms (conifers) - 200-150,000,000 years old, farmers birth of agriculture. Humans have always depended on plants for proper nutrition. Naked seed : angiosperms (flowering) 70 60,000,000 years old. + food gatherers had to move around for seasonal plants. & topics: bailey insisted on hands on & not just managing.
