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The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is the world's leading independent organization of horticultural scientists
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
. Its aim is "to promote and encourage research
Research

Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual application in the investigation of matter. The primary purpose for applied research is discovery , interpretation , and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe....
 and education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 in all branches of horticultural science and to facilitate cooperation and knowledge transfer on a global scale through its symposia
Symposium

Symposium originally referred to a drinking party but has since come to refer to any academic conference, or a style of university class characterized by an openly discursive rather than lecture and question–answer format....
 and congresses
Academic conference

An academic conference is a :wikt:conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers....
, publications and scientific structure." Membership is open to all interested researchers, educators, students and horticultural industry professionals.

The society dates from 1864, and was formally constituted in 1959.






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The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is the world's leading independent organization of horticultural scientists
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
. Its aim is "to promote and encourage research
Research

Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual application in the investigation of matter. The primary purpose for applied research is discovery , interpretation , and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe....
 and education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 in all branches of horticultural science and to facilitate cooperation and knowledge transfer on a global scale through its symposia
Symposium

Symposium originally referred to a drinking party but has since come to refer to any academic conference, or a style of university class characterized by an openly discursive rather than lecture and question–answer format....
 and congresses
Academic conference

An academic conference is a :wikt:conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers....
, publications and scientific structure." Membership is open to all interested researchers, educators, students and horticultural industry professionals.

The society dates from 1864, and was formally constituted in 1959. It is based in Leuven
Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flanders, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, and is a founding member of the Global Horticultural Initiative. In 2008, it has over 7,000 members from about 150 countries.

Publications

These ISHS publications are standard works in the field of horticulture:

  • Acta Horticulturae is a series of scientific technical publications, mainly the proceedings of ISHS Symposia and the ISHS International Horticultural Congress. All articles (over 42,000) are available online on a paid basis.


  • Chronica Horticulturae is a quarterly publication sent to ISHS members and other subscribers. Unlike a scientific journal, it contains horticultural articles of interest to a broad audience of ISHS members and other professionals in science and industry. The full text of all issues is available for free download online.


  • Scripta Horticulturae is a series of works devoted to specific horticultural issues such as position papers, crop or technology monographs, and special workshops or conferences. The full text of all articles since 1961 is available online on a paid basis.


See also

  • Horticultural society
    Horticultural society

    A horticultural society is an organization devoted to the study and culture of cultivated plants. Such organizations may be local, regional, national, or international....
  • Horticultural botany
    Horticultural botany

    Horticultural botany is the study of the botany of cultivated plants, with emphasis on the plants of ornamental horticulture.Professional horticultural botanists are employed by botanical gardens, large nurseries, universities, and government: their activities will vary according to the priorities of the institutions where they work but tra...
  • Horticultural flora
    Horticultural flora

    A horticultural flora as an identification aid structured in the same way as a native flora and serving the same purpose of facilitating plant identification but it includes only those plants that are under cultivation within the prescribed region....
  • Horticultural taxonomy