Horticulture is most conventional field of agriculture. It is an applied science which deals with vegetables, ornamental flowers and fruits. Horticulturists are involved in the cultivation and propagation of plants with the aim of improving their quality, yield, growth, nutritional value, and resistance to diseases and insects . Nowadays, horticulture is considered as one of the the most rapidly growing sectors in agriculture and is a focus area to stimulate agricultural growth, due to the fast changing food habits of the domestic population towards more nutritious food, and increasing overseas demand.
