Hey Aspirant,

Horticulture is the study of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation crops , spices, medicinal and aromatic crops.

Sericulture is the study of extracting silk from silk moth cocoons and also rearing of silkmoth and it's lifecycle.

Bsc Horticulture:

there are ample of opportunities and career path in horticulture field. Several options are available for graduates of horticulture.

Lucrative jobs are available in both public and private sector.

You can apply for the District Horticulture Officer/ District Agriculture Officer through examination conducted by 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.

They can also work as a designer or contractor for landscaping projects or work in the companies dealing with seeds, fertilizers, sprays and other related fields of horticulture.

A horticulturist can also choose his/her career in education sector as a professor.

Those holding PhD degree can apply for examination conducted by the Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board, ICAR, New Delhi. This examination is conducted for the post of scientist.

Job Profiles:

Project Manager

Gardener

Foreman

Horticulturist