Edited sentence: Horticultural science encompasses all of the pure sciences – mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology – as well as related sciences and technologies that underpin horticulture, such as plant pathology, soil science, entomology, weed science, and many other scientific disciplines.Horticultural scientists focus on the research that underpins horticultural knowledge, skills, technologies, education, and commerce.It also includes the social sciences, such as education, commerce, marketing, healthcare and therapies that enhance horticulture's contribution to society