The present invention provides a compound that is excellent as an active ingredient for agricultural and horticultural agents. Specifically, the present invention provides the 4-pyridinecarboxamide derivative represented by formula (1) [in the formula, R1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or C1-6 haloalkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl group or C1-6 haloalkyl group; G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 each independently represent a nitrogen atom or C-R3 (wherein, G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are not simultaneously nitrogen atoms; and at least one of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is C-R3), R3 may be the same or different and represents, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-12 alkyl group, C1-12 haloalkyl group, C3-8 cycloalkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, C3-6 alkenyloxy group, C3-6 alkynyloxy group, C1-6 haloalkoxy group, C3-6 haloalkenyloxy group, C3-6 haloalkynyloxy group, C1-6 alkylthio group, C1-6 alkylsulfinyl group, C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group, C1-6 haloalkylthio group, C1-6 haloalkylsulfinyl group, C1-6 haloalkylsulfonyl group, nitro group, cyano group, SF5, phenyl group optionally substituted with 1 to 4 of R4, or phenoxy group optionally substituted with 1 to 4 of R5; or two R3 form a ring including G1 to G5, and if the two R3 are respectively bonded to two adjacent carbon atoms, the two R3 may be bonded to each other, and may further form a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring together with the ring-constituting carbon atoms; R4 and R5 each independently represent a halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 haloalkyl group, C3-8 cycloalkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, C1-6 haloalkoxy group, C1-6 alkylthio group , C1-6 alkylsulfinyl group, C1-4 alkylsulfonyl group, C1-6 haloalkylthio group, C1-6 haloalkylsulfinyl group or C1-6 haloalkylsulfonyl group; X, which may be the same or different, represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 haloalkyl group, C3-8 cycloalkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, nitro group, or cyano group; n represents an integer from 0 to 2;