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International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation	Name	Version	Valid from	Valid to	Family
ISCED97_OBORY	International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS	1	01.01.2008	09.09.9999	Education

Classification Item:

Horticulture and gardening

Level	Code	Name
3	622	Horticulture and gardening

Definition of item:

Horticulture (gardening) is the study of horticultural technology and management,
floriculture, greenhouse methods, nursery management, landscape gardening etc.
Programmes with the following main content are classified here:

Floriculture
Gardening
Greenkeeping
Horticultural techniques
Nursery management
Turf cultivation

Inclusions:

The laying out and construction of urban and domestic parks and gardens is included in
this field.
Gardening programmes combining floriculture and growing vegetables are included in
this field.

Exclusions:

Study of growing crops (plants such as wheat, rice, fruit, vegetables etc, grown in order
to be eaten) is excluded from this field and included in field 621 ‘Crop and livestock
production’.
Study of soil science, soil fertility and irrigation techniques is excluded from this field
and included in field 621 ‘Crop and livestock production’.
Study of National park management is excluded from this field and included in field
852 ‘Natural environments and wildlife’.
Study of Landscape architecture is excluded from this field and included in field
581‘Architecture and town planning’.

Correspondences

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields

Agriculture, forestry and fishery