Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cutting and Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation. Crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology are all part of Horticulture and you can take up jobs in these various interesting sectors once you qualify for them and since jobs are plenty you will find immediate placement. Horticulturists work to improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. Horticulture usually refers to gardening on a smaller scale, while agriculture refers to the large-scale cultivation of crops and the work involves fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf cultivation. As a Horticulturist you can work in industry, government or educational institutions or private collections and can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists. But these are not the only job available you can also take up jobs as crop inspectors, extension specialists, plant breeders, crop production advisers, research scientists, and of course, teachers. Horticulture involves eight areas of study so you can specialize in any one field for example Floriculture includes the production and marketing of floral crops. Or Landscape horticulture includes the production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants.
British Agricultural Revolution describes a period of development in Britain between the 17th century and the end of the 19th century which saw an epoch-making increase in agricultural productivity and since then millions of people have found various agricultural jobs in UK. In recent decades, enclosure, mechanization, four-field crop rotation, and selective breeding have been providing more jobs in the sector than ever before. Before the Agricultural Revolution women worked alongside their husbands in the fields and were an active part of farming however the increased efficiency of the new machinery, along with the fact that this new machinery was often heavier and difficult for a woman to work but now Horticulture provides a wonderful equal opportunity for both men and women.
