Fundamentals of Horticulture

Features of Horticulture

1. Horticultural produces are mostly utilized in the fresh state and are highly perishable.
2. Horticultural crops need intensive cultivation requiring a large input of capital, labour and technology per unit area.
3. Cultural operations like propagation, training, pruning and harvesting are skilled and specific to horticultural crops.
4. Horticultural produce are rich source of vitamins and minerals and alkaloids.
5. Aesthetic gratification is an exclusive phenomenon to horticultural science.