Farmers are constantly looking for better ways to care for our crops, protect our animals and keep our farms sustainable for ...

Citrus is the world’s most economically significant fruit crop, but it faces various environmental adversities that restrict its distribution. Grafting is a crucial factor in enhancing citrus ...

FORT PIERCE, FL - The citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is endemic in Florida, where it is estimated that more than 80% of citrus trees are currently infected. Largely as a result of this devastating ...

: I have five orange trees that stand about 12 feet tall. They were mature when I bought the house and I have taken care of them for the past four years. My problem is the fruit looks good and smells ...

A modified orange rootstock is the latest advance in fighting citrus greening disease, a Florida company told the federal agency. A Florida biotech company is asking the Agriculture Department to fast ...

If you allow the rootstock of a citrus tree (or any other grafted plant) to sprout and grow, it will ruin your tree. The rootstock grows very vigorously and can eventually crowd out the desirable ...

EPA chief Lee Zeldin met with Florida agricultural leaders in Pompano Beach to back a gene-edited rootstock aimed at fighting ...

Scientists studied tolerance to huanglongbing under field conditions in trees of commercial citrus scion/rootstock combinations. All trees showed symptoms of HLB and tested positive for the Candidatus ...