Horticultural Management in Kolasib District under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) since Statehood

Abstract

Horticulture (Latin hortus = garden; cultura = cultivation), is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, shrubs and trees[1]. It originally meant the practice of gardening and, by extension, now means the cultivation of plants once grown in gardens. It includes the growing of fruits (especially tree fruits), production of vegetable crops, production of flowers, and ornamental horticulture, known as landscaping gardening, which includes the maintenance and design of home grounds, public gardens and parks, private estates, botanical gardens, and recreational areas such as golf courses, football fields and baseball diamonds. Based on commercial aspects, horticulture is divided into three specialized areas: the nursery industry, the plant-growing industry and the seed-production industry. The nursery industry deals with the production of fruit trees.  The plant-growing industry supplies annual, biennial and perennial plants to the vegetable and flower grower as well as to the ornamental horticulturists. The seed-growing industry produces the seed required for flower and vegetable growing.