Intro to Horticulture

Mrs. Molitor

Today we will:

•Explain the purpose of horticulture practices.

•Identify the basic parts of a plant.

Horticulture•The ART of cultivating fruits, nuts, vegetables, or ornamental plants.

• Horti = garden• Culture = garden

culture

Floriculture

•The cultivation of ornamental

flowering plants.

Botany

•The SCIENCE of plants to include

anatomy, physiology and taxonomy.

Pomology• The science and practice of

growing, harvesting and marketing tree fruits and nuts.

Olericulture• The science and practice of growing,

harvesting and marketing vegetables.

Agronomy

The science and practice of grass and soils.

Annual• A plant which grows, flowers, produces seeds, and dies in one

year. Must be replanted each year.

Perennial•A plant that grows year

after year without replanting. A plant whose

roots lives year to year.

Parts of a Plant

The Stem:•holds up the plant parts above the ground.

•has tiny tubes to transport water an nutrients to the plant’s parts.

Leaves:•Make food for plants which

is sugar•Take in carbon dioxide

through tiny openings in the leaves

Roots:•Hold the plant in the ground•Take in water and nutrients

for the plant’s growth

Petals:•Are the colored part of the plant

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant holds it in the ground?

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant holds it in the ground?

•Roots

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?

•leaves

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant holds it above the ground?

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant holds it above the ground?

•stem

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant is usually colored?

Let’s see what you learned:

•Which part of the plant is usually colored?

•petal

Node• The “joint” of a stem, the swollen place

where leaves and buds are attached. Roots form here when cuttings are

made.

•The space between the nodes on a stem.

Internode

Petiole• The stalk structure

which supports the blade of the leaf. It attaches

the leaf blade to the stem.

Simple leaf•A solitary leaf attached

to a stem by a petiole.

Compound Leaf• A group of leaflets which compose

the entire compound leaf.

Leaf Margin• The outer edge of a leaf ….• Serrate, entire, lobed, etc.

Today we have…

• Explained he purpose of horticulture practices.

• Identified the basic parts of a plant.