The Internet—Changing the Way Horticulturists Communicate

Abstract

Four key elements in the discipline of horticulture provide a strong incentive to use the Internet for communicating programatic information. First, a strong visual component characterizes horticultural knowledge and study. Second, the technical and practical element contained in the undergraduate curriculum, which, similar to plant identification, requires that students are presented highly visual information. Third, use of the Internet increases the efficiency and effectiveness of communicating program information and research results. Finally, the issue of content format for some applications precludes the use of any other media. Taken together, the Internet is significantly changing the environment in which horticulturists communicate.