According to FFSP, patents have been filed for these six varieties. They join 45 additional UF/IFAS varieties FFSP has ...

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 citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing ...

There is a silver lining for orange growers as the drier conditions are helping some local farmers rebound after a few tough years. In Clermont, one farmer shared why she thinks the lack of rain will ...

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 ...

Hamlin, ‘OLL-DC-3-40’ Sweet Orange, ‘OLL-DC-3-36’ Sweet Orange, ‘C4-10-42’ Mandarin Hybrid, ‘RBA 13-18’ Mandarin Hybrid, and ...

It is best to depend entirely on natural control of insects and disease on your citrus trees. Many are never sprayed and yet the trees survive and produce good crops of satisfactory fruit.

With no known cure, HLB has devastated millions of acres of citrus crops across 50 countries in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, making it a "100-year disease" due to its profound impact ...

A pioneering study has uncovered the role of a key gene, PtrPAT1, in boosting cold tolerance in citrus plants by regulating the accumulation of glycine betaine (GB). This breakthrough not only ...

March 31 (UPI) --Florida's orange juice industry is getting squeezed by hurricanes, citrus disease and changing consumer tastes as the state reveals what is expected to be its smallest crop in 95 ...