citrus greening has been decimating residential citrus in Northeast Florida. Previous recommendations were to either remove the tree, or limp along until the fruit became inedible. While there is ...
Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and ...
“Within 3 days after you've had a major freeze below 27 degrees for very long, the fruit ... “greening,” the bacterial disease carried by small insects called psyllids that choke all kinds ...
The December numbers were the first projections after Hurricane Milton pounded citrus-growing areas in October.
The next step will be testing its resistance to greening in the field, and it will take several years to mature enough to harvest fruit. The new citrus varieties can’t save the trees that are ...
The report recommends strategic planting, continued scientific research into citrus greening that might require a new strain of disease-resistant fruit and increased awareness of citrus production ...
The once-thriving sweet orange industry in Nepal Sindhuli district is facing an unprecedented crisis due to rising ...
Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. While the genetically edited tree has only been ...
Fort Myers-based Alico will wind down its citrus operations. It's one of the largest citrus producers in Florida, but the crops have suffered from disease and damaging hurricanes.