Agriscience Unit 17: Plant Science Careers

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Plant Science Areas

Will include:

• Horticulture

• Forestry

• Agriscience Processing, distribution & products

• Agriscience Supplies and Services

Horticulture

Includes the following areas

• Production

• Processing

• Marketing

• Landscaping and nursery production

Horticultural careers

• Varied as the industry itself

Floriculture careers

• Are related to flower production and use.

Floral designer

• Designs flowers for a florist or floral business

Flower grower

• Produces flowers used in floral design

Greenhouse manager

• Manages the production process for a flower grower

Retail florist

• Is floral business that furnishes flowers to general public

Wholesale florist

• Is a floral business that furnishes flowers and supplies to retail florists

Landscaping and nursery careers

• Are related to the use and production of plants for aesthetic purpose

Greenskeepers

• Takes care of golf course turf

Landscaper

• Installs plants in various locations in a landscape area of homes, churches, and businesses for aesthetic purposes

Landscaper architect

• Design landscape plans for plant installation and is a part of the horticultural industry

Nursery operator

• Grows trees and shrubs needed for landscaping

Turf farmer

• Grows turf grass for sale

Forestry careers

• Are careers related to growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood and wood by-products

Forester

Is a service- oriented career that helps with the science of growing trees

Forest rangers

• Work primarily with the government to manage forests on state and federal lands, but may also assist with fire prevention, etc. on private lands as well.

Logging foreman

• Will supervise a logging crew during the harvesting phase of trees from a forest or woodland sites

Horticulture

• provides career opportunities or jobs for individuals living in rural and urban areas

• Most jobs in horticulture are labor intensively

Small Plots or Greenhouses

• Where most horticultural crops are grown

Postsecondary Institutions

• Will give you more information about career opportunities in plant science

Information About Plant Science

• Can be attained from Agriscience teachers or

• Cooperative Extension Service

Plant Science Careers

• Botanist

• Turf manager

• Landscape architect

• Greenhouse manager or grower

Timber Cruiser

• Is career in forestry that involves estimating timber in woodlots

Forestry Consultant

• Is an individual responsible for provides consulting services related to managing and selling timber for the private land owner for a fee

Soil thermometer

• Is used to determine soil temperature

Planting Bar

• Is the best tool used for setting out tree seedlings

Hand Lopping Shears

• Is the best tool for cutting large branches when pruning shrubs

Pruning Shears

• Is the best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery

Pole Pruner

• Is the best tool to use when pruning limbs in high places

Hedge Shears

• Is the best tool to use when shaping shrubbery into a continuous row for screening

Bush Axe

• Best tool for cutting bushes and undergrowth

Grafting Tool

• Is the best tool to use when preparing a plant to be joined to another plant asexually

Tree Scale Stick

• Is the tool used to estimate the timber yield in a tree

Pruning Saw

• Best tool to use when sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees

Soil Auger

• Best tool to use to obtain soil for testing

Chain saws

• Are used for cutting trees and limbs

Plant Science Careers