Following are the characteristics of horticulture:
1. Horticulture is a specific type of agriculture in which fruits, flowers and ornamental plants are cultivated.
2. It needs large farms which are modern scientific and self contained units.
3. Only one crop is grown on a large scale.
4. Enormous capital investment is required to set up a horticulture unit.
5. Large number of labourers are employed.
6. These farms provide raw material to factories for processing of crops.
7. Banana, mango, apple, pear, lemon, mandarin, orange, etc. and flowers such as rose, marigold, tulip, etc. are mainly cultivated under this farming.
