International Standard Classification of Education : fields of education and training ISCED: fields of education and training

Horticulture is the study of horticultural technology and management, floriculture, greenhouse methods, nursery management, landscape, gardening, etc.

Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:

• Floriculture
• Gardening
• Green keeping
• Horticultural techniques
• Nursery management
• Turf cultivation

The laying out and construction of urban and domestic parks and gardens is included here.

Gardening programmes combining floriculture and growing vegetables are included here.

Study of growing edible crops (such as wheat, rice, fruit, vegetables etc,) is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0811 'Crop and livestock production'.

Study of soil science, soil fertility and irrigation techniques is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0811 'Crop and livestock production'.

Study of National park management is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0522 'Natural environments and wildlife'.

Study of Landscape architecture is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0731 'Architecture and town planning'.