“美国园艺科学协会” American Society for Horticultural Science（ASHS）成立于1903年，是世界公认的园艺科学家最受尊敬和最有影响力的专业协会之一。ASHS致力于促进和鼓励所有园艺部门的科学研究和教育。ASHS由全球数千名成员组成，代表了园艺界的广泛领域 – 科学家，教育工作者，学生，景观和草坪管理者，政府，推广人员和行业专业人士。ASHS成员关注园艺的实践和研究：育种，繁殖，生产和管理，收获，处理和储存，加工，营销和园艺植物和产品的使用。开展ASHS专业园艺师认证。出版的期刊包括HortScience、美国园艺科学学会杂志、HortTechnology。
协会下属专业小组包括：
Administrators (ADM)管理者
Asian Horticulture Group (WGAH)亚洲园艺集团
Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) 印度原产园艺家协会
BioEnergy (BioE)生物能源
Citrus Crops (CITR)柑橘作物
Commercial Horticulture Extension (CHEX)商业园艺推广
Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP)园艺计算机应用
Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG)消费者园艺和园艺大师协会
Ecological Physiology (formerly Crop Physiology and Environmental Stress Physiology)生态生理学
Emeriti (EMER)
eXtension (EEXT)
Floriculture (FLOR)花卉学
Fruit Breeding (FRBR)果树育种
Genetics and Germplasm (GG)遗传和种质
Graduate Student (GRAD)研究生
Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE)生长室和控制环境
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants (HSMP)香草、香料和药用植物
History of Horticultural Science (HIST)园艺科学史
Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH)园艺和人类问题
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)知识产权
International Horticultural Consultants (ICON)国际园艺顾问
International Horticultural Issues & Networking (IHIN)国际园艺问题与网络
Invasive Plants Research (INPR)入侵植物研究
Local Food Systems (LOCSY)地方食品系统
Marketing and Economics (MKEC)市场与经济
Nursery Crops (NUR)苗圃作物
Orchid Working Group (OWG)兰花工作组
Organic Horticulture (ORGH)观赏园艺
Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB)观赏植物育种
Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf (O/LT)观赏植物/景观和草坪
Photography (FOTO)摄影
Plant Growth Regulation (PGR – formerly Growth Regulators in Fruit & Nut Production)植物生长调节
Plant Nutrient Management (PNM)植物营养管理
Plasticulture (PLAST)塑料栽培
Pomology (POM)
Postharvest (PH)采购保存
Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties (QUAL)产品质量、安全性和健康特性
Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH)生产和收获机械化
Public Horticulture (PUBHORT)公共园艺
Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) \Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST)根系生长和根际动态与设施
Teaching Methods (TCHG)教学方式
Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS)温带坚果作物
Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP)热带园艺作物
Undergraduate Student (UG)本科生
Vegetable Breeding (VGBR)蔬菜育种
Vegetable Crops Management (VCM)蔬菜作物管理
Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF)葡萄栽培和小水果
Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH)园艺废物利用
Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM)杂草控制和害虫管理
