This course introduces the basic principles, environmental conditions, cultivation and horticultural products handing and processing for horticulture science. It contains horticulture crops classification,growth and metabolism, reproductive development, environmental factors (light,temperature, water physiology, air, soil, etc.), flowering conditions, plant propagation, horticultural products handing and processing. Students can know horticultural technology and industry and understand horticulturists in the world to provide nutrients and food, improving the environmental quality of life, beautify the landscape,the economic importance and role of medicine utilization.