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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By John Green, Certified Texas Expert Gardener, Orange County, TX It was almost a ...
Before planting clear the area of all grass and weeds. Add 4 to 5 shovelfuls of organic matter like peat moss or manure to ...
Scientists have uncovered the first known natural defense mechanism against citrus greening disease, a deadly plant ...
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating citrus disease. Prof. YE Jian's team at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified the first citrus resistance mechanism to ...
With no known cure ... a "100-year disease" due to its profound impact and the difficulty of eradication. All commercial citrus varieties are susceptible, and once infected, trees typically ...
The state Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a citrus quarantine expansion in the community of Valley Center.
One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre (1,200 hectare) community in southwest Florida, just ...
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Matt Joyner said that the new forecast demonstrates the "resilience" of Florida citrus growers.
Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Demand for orange juice hit an all-time low last year, and this year is ...
These storms uprooted and tore root systems that developed root rot diseases many years later. One by one these beautiful, mature citrus trees began to die and the days of walking out the door ...