The Horticulture Society of Pakistan is based in
Karachi,
Pakistan.
History
In April 1948, the
Pakistan Agri-Horticulture Society was established in Karachi. The
Governor-General of Pakistan
The governor-general of Pakistan ( ur, ) was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, established by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The office of governor-general was abolished when Pakistan became an Islami ...
was the Patron in Chief and the Governor of Pakistan Agri-Horticulture Society.
On 23 September 1949 it was renamed as Horticultural Society of Pakistan.
Horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of
agriculture that deals with the
art,
science,
technology, and
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
of
plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of
fruits,
vegetables,
nuts,
seeds,
herb
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...
s,
sprouts,
mushrooms,
algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
,
flowers,
seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...
s and non-food crops such as grass and ornamental trees and plants. It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, landscape and garden design, construction, and maintenance, and
arboriculture.
Flower, fruit show marking Kothari Parade centenary ends
Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 March 2021, Retrieved 14 August 2021
See also
* Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC)
References
External links
Horticulture Society of Pakistan
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Gardening in Pakistan
Flora of Pakistan
Horticultural organizations
1948 establishments in Pakistan
Scientific organisations based in Pakistan
Horticulture in Pakistan