ebster defines horticulture as "the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants. "He in turn defines science as "a systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses." These definitions imply that the science component of horticulture may represent a pursuit of knowledge or understanding, whereas
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Tigchelaar et al. (1991) studied this question.