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HUMAN ISSUES IN HORTICULTURE
HortTechnology April/June 1992 2(2)
Diane Relf, Professor, Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The term horticulture is often defined as the science and...
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http://www.
hort.
vt.
edu/human/hihart.
htm
HUMAN ISSUES IN HORTICULTURE
HortTechnology April/June 1992 2(2)
Diane Relf, Professor, Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The term horticulture is often defined as the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables,
flowers or ornamental plants.
It is researched and discussed at length within the context
of horticulture as a science and technology focused on the role of horticulture in crop
production (Tigchelaar and Foley, 1991).
However it is critical that we look at the other
side of horticulture -- the art of horticulture, and the role it plays in human well-being.
Going to the dictionary, we see that horticulture is derived from the root words Hortus, a
garden, and cultura for which the dictionary refers us to the word culture.
Under culture
we find: cultivation of the soil; the development, improvement or refinement of the mind,
emotions, interests, manners, tastes, etc.
; the ideas, customs, skills,
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