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the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Up until the recent bans of peat use in horticulture, the scotch whisky industry accounted for only 1% of peat usage in the U.K.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Next, Bok Tower Gardens’ horticulture manager Taylor Walker (a notable fruit aficionado) will discuss the unique microclimate of Central Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge in a presentation about which fruits flourish here.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Between the two parks, there are about 80 to 90 people dedicated to horticulture.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Up until the recent bans of peat use in horticulture, the scotch whisky industry accounted for only 1% of peat usage in the U.K.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Next, Bok Tower Gardens’ horticulture manager Taylor Walker (a notable fruit aficionado) will discuss the unique microclimate of Central Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge in a presentation about which fruits flourish here.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Between the two parks, there are about 80 to 90 people dedicated to horticulture.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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Use it to protect gardening tools, pool toys, outdoor pillows, and more backyard essentials.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The sun in August is intense across the middle of the country in states such as Kansas, Virginia, and Missouri, so gardening is best done early in the day.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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The authors of the Politecnico di Torino report agree, concluding that progress lies in combining agronomy, robotics and AI to enable smarter, more sustainable agriculture.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Most people who live in Bowie work in agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting or mining, Census data shows.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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As that happened, animal and plant populations shifted range or died out, and hunter-gatherer societies either became nomadic or clustered around remaining water sources and took up one or another form of sedentary agriculture, including the cultivation of the date palm.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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The cultivation and export of flowers has long been one of the most important industries in Colombia, but the best of the bunch always stay closer to home.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Still, dairy farming's economics often show no mercy.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Even with innovative fish feed developments like insect larvae, salmon fish farming would deplete already diminished local fish foods.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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These efforts involve reducing chemical inputs, minimizing tillage and improving soil health, cornerstones of the industry’s push toward a more sustainable future.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
27 June 2025
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Compacted soil can happen if there has been too much tillage, if wheels or machinery have been over the area, or even from excess foot traffic.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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One plant that gets more blame than others is corn, said Dan Quinn, assistant professor of agronomy and extension corn specialist at Purdue University.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Ten minutes away are the LMR experimental fields, for smelling what its team is developing and agronomy research.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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