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What is Horticulture?

Dr Ajay Kumar Joshi: "Horticulture is the science and art of growing plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and any other cultivar. It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction, and maintenance, and arboriculture."

How I got into Horticulture?

Dr Ajay Kumar Joshi: "After completing my PhD in Agriculture from Punjab University, I started working as an Assistant Professor in Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan and after that joined Regional Horticultural Research & Training Station as an Associate Director."

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What Is:
1)	Horticulture

Education:
2)	Plant Breeding & Genetics
3)	Agronomy
4)	Biology
5)	Mathematics & Statistics
6)	Economics
7)	Agricultural Engineering
8)	Soil Science
9)	Plant Physiology
10)	Plant Protection

Skills:
11)	Farming Techniques
12)	Management of Crops
13)	Handling the Produce
14)	Marketing
15)	Tech-savvy
16)	Multitasking

Positives:
17)	Diverse Opportunities
18)	High Returns per Unit Area
19)	Growth

Challenges:
20)	Global Warming
21)	Urbanisation
22)	Lackadaisical Approach of Youth
23)	Lack of Technical Know How

A Day Of:
24)	Horticulture