About

Growing fruits, handling creepers, making flowers bloom - all are part of Horticulture which deal with cultivation of flowers and fruits, their processing, marketing, storage and related techniques. It also involves crop development, DNA testing of various crops, weed control and insect disease.

Education

High School

Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Bachelor's

Agriculture/horticulture

Master's

Agriculture/horticulture

Skills Required

Patience
Consistency
Problem Solving
Observational

Job Prospects

  • Turf Management
  • Floriculture
  • Landscape Horticulture
  • Olericulture
  • Pomology

Salary / Annum

780,000

Fresher

2,040,000

Average

3,000,000

Experienced

Cities Data


Jobs Outlook

  • Lucrative jobs are available in both the public and private sector.
  • You can apply for the District Horticulture Officer/ District Agriculture Officer through the examination conducted by the State Public Service Commission. In addition to this, you can also apply for the post of Technical Assistant / Technical Officers in Agricultural Universities ICAR, DRDO, IARI, & CSIR.
  • In this field, there are some positions which require extensive research training.

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