All About Horticulture:

Yesterday , I was just checking social feed and got some question . People , most of them are student , just passed +2 and puzzled about choosing career. They have confusion about Horticulture and Agriculture . My post is all about them . Also I was not getting time to write here during this C19 pandemic situation as I am digesting information from various source Including My Subject and some other topics also. Recently I was reading a book, named ‘Handbook of Agriculture’, published from  ICAR New Delhi. This book consists of a lot of information. If you are searching for a book , then can checkout it.

Be clear , I am not advertising this book ! this book gives an all round idea about Agriculture that’s why am suggesting for my junior brothers and sisters.

 

This discussion is going to be devided into 4 parts , are:

1.What is Horticulture ?
2.List of Colleges offering Horticulture.
3.Job after Horticulture.
4.Which course is better ? Agriculture or Horticulture , my opinion.
 

I have tried to simplify the Article as much as I can . Lets get started.

 

1.What is Horticulture?

According to Wikipedia, Horticulture is the agriculture of plants, mainly for food, materials, comfort and beauty for decoration.^[1] Horticulturists apply knowledge, skills, and technologies to grow intensively produced plants for human food and non-food uses and for personal or social needs. Their work involves plant propagation and cultivation with the aim of improving plant growth, yields, quality, nutritional value and resistance to insects, diseases and environmental stresses. They work as gardeners, growers, therapists, designers, and technical advisors in the food and non-food sectors of horticulture.

 

According to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey, "Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and of plants for ornament and fancy."^[5] A more precise definition can be given "The cultivation, processing, and sale of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamental plants as well as many additional services".^[6] It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction and maintenance, and arboriculture. In contrast to agriculture, horticulture does not include large-scale crop production or animal husbandry. At present, horticulture may be defined as the science and technique of production, processing and merchandising of fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, plantations medicinal and aromatic crops.^[7]

 

Ok, I think you have got a litle idea. Lets discuss in details.

Horticulture has came from two words_________

                                         1.Hortus- Means Garden

                                         2.Cultura – Means Cultivation.

 

The word ‘ Horticulture ’was first tossed by Peter Laurenberg.

 

In Simplified term, Horticulture is all about Garden Crops ! It’s role starts from planning , filed preparation, caring to marketing.

The garden crop  maybe Apple , banana or even Cabbage –  cauliflower , varying from place to place.

Horticulturists are also involved to develop crop , produce now breed & develop – maintain existing breeds also.

 

If you are thinking to study about Horticulture then you have to read all the topics , subjects related to this field.

 

 

 

2.List of Colleges offering Horticulture:

For your advantage , I am providing a complete list of Agriculture colleges , Affiliated by ICAR. Most of them are offering Horticulture Also.

 

ICAR Institutions, Deemed Universities, National Research Centres, National Bureaux & Directorate/Project Directorates

Deemed Universities - 4
1.	ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
2.	ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
3.	ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
4.	ICAR-Central Institute on Fisheries Education, Mumbai
Institutions - 65
1.	ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute , Port Blair
2.	ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur
3.	ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar
4.	ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore
5.	ICAR-Central Institute Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai
6.	ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hissar
7.	ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom
8.	ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal
9.	ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner
10.	ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur
11.	ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin
12.	ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubneshwar
13.	ICAR-Central Institute of Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
14.	ICAR-Central Institute of Sub Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow
15.	ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar
16.	ICAR-Central Institute on Post harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana
17.	ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
18.	ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod
19.	ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla
20.	ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore
21.	ICAR-Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
22.	ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
23.	ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan
24.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun
25.	ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal
26.	ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry
27.	ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Trivandrum
28.	ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna
29.	ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani
30.	ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa
31.	ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
32.	ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
33.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi
34.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru
35.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi
36.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
37.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal
38.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut
39.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
40.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi
41.	ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research & Management, Hyderabad
42.	ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stresses Management, Raipur
43.	ICAR-National Institue of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Maharashtra
44.	ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru
45.	ICAR-ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, Kolkata
46.	ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Hebbal, Bengaluru
47.	ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore
48.	ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora
49.	ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
50.	ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal
51.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research,New Delhi
52.	ICAR- Central Agroforestry Research Institute , Jhansi
53.	ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi
54.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal
55.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram
56.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad
57.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad
58.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West Godawari
59.	ICAR- Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar
60.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad
61.	ICAR- Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar
62.	ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur
63.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Research, Mau
64.	ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Post Box No. 48, Hazaribag 825 301, Jharkhand
65.	ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi
National Research Centres - 14
1.	ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Trichi
2.	ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune
3.	ICAR-National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpur
4.	ICAR-National Research Centre for Pomegranate, Solapur
5.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner
6.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar
7.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad
8..	ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland
9.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim
10.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati
11.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer
12.	ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, West Kemang
13.	ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi
14.	Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute ,Motihari
National Bureaux - 6
1.	ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources, New Delhi
2.	ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro-organisms, Mau, Uttar Pradesh
3.	ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru
4.	ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur
5.	ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal
6.	ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow
Directorates/Project Directorates - 13
1.	ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagarh
2.	ICAR-Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore
3.	ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research, Bharatpur
4.	ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan
5.	ICAR-Directorate on Onion and Garlic Research, Pune
6.	ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur
7..	ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand
8.	ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune, Maharashtra
9.	ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur
10.	ICAR-Project Directorate on Foot & Mouth Disease, Mukteshwar
11.	ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad
12.	ICAR-Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture (DKMA), New Delhi
13.	ICAR-Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Nainital

[Source : https://icar.org.in/node/119]

Most of the people , prefer these colleges are:

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University , Aligarh Muslim University ,  Annamalai University , College of Agriculture Pune , College of Horticulture Kerala , Gujarat Agricultural University ,  Kerala Agricultural University , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University , University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore.

Every institution has its pros and cons , depending on various aspects. Do a little study about that college before admission.

 

 

3.Job after Horticulture:

A large number of Job is available in this sector including Government and Non Government. Some government post prefers B.SC horticulture fresh student also.

But my opinion, at least complete M.Sc or equivalent degree before join a Job! It’ll provide you a rabble of advantages.

In General,  Job, Based on this sector are Teaching , Research , Management ,  horticulturist, floriculturist , pomologist etc.

You should go towards various glorious Government Job through cracking entrance exam i.e Civil Services ,  Banking etc.

 

Common Jobs are:

• Project Manager  , Gardener , Foreman  , Horticulturist  , Horticultural Education Supervisor  , Assistant Manager Human Resources , Professor , Scientist etc.

 

4.Which course is better ? Agriculture or Horticulture , my opinion:

It is a little controversial matter.

Agriculture and Horticulture both are the two faces of a coin. People , in horticulture field, needs to study most of the Agricultural subjects and Vice versa.

Agriculture and horticulture both are high demanding subject, but from the aspects of popularity and competition, Agriculture Wins.

 

And, I’ll prefer Agriculture more as Myself is in this field. But If you have interest, you can go towards Horticulture.

I  repeat , both are Highly demanding !

 

And yep, Study hard , dream high ! Gather Information , Gain Knoledge  !

No Cheating ! Earning a bucket of number by cheating is useless ! Not your Mark Sheet ; but  your Knoledge will  give you “ROOJI ROOTI” !

Your knowledge is going to be reflect on your JOB POFILE !

 

 

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