ISHS Acta Horticulturae 182: I International Symposium on Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants
TEACHING PLANT IDENTIFICATION IN THE HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY |
| Author: | P.R. Swindells |
| Abstract:
An awareness of the importance of plant identification in the training of horticultural staff has become more evident in recent years. This aspect of a trainee's education is now a compulsory part of the assessments and examinations conducted by every major examining body in the United Kingdom. To meet the demand for a standard system of teaching, the Agricultural Training Board has developed a course that fulfils the requirements of the Horticultural Training Scheme and commercial in-house training. Until the early 1980s no proper training package existed. The only training being based upon a simple system of matching plants with their names. During the past three years a now nationally accepted training course has been developed which interprets the plant kingdom, plant names and simple identification techniques in a practical fashion. The success of the course stems from an unorthodox approach which centres upon essential knowledge and practical demonstration, leaving hitherto assumed vital botanical knowledge for later assimilation. | |
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