Portable tests deliver plant disease results in under 30 minutes
North Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis forward, developing ...
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UF researchers make new attempts to combat the disease damaging Florida’s citrus
Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and ...
February gardening guide: What to prune, plant and plan in Oregon
Western Oregon: Prune fall-bearing raspberries (in late-February or early-March). Plant windowsill container garden of herbs ...
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Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease
A major grower said it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are ...
Weidner: It's the perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs
Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and ...
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10 Ways To Spot Common Fruit Tree Diseases Before They Become A Bigger Problem
Is your fruit tree looking sick or bearing bad fruit? Fruit tree diseases are common: Here's how to identify the problem so ...
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How to prune quince trees – advice from an arborist to ensure they're less vulnerable to disease and reward you with large harvests of fragrant fruit
In terms of quince, the right time to prune quince trees is during their dormant season. This can be anywhere between leaf drop in late fall and bud break in winter, however, the ...
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Developing Dutch elm disease-resistant trees
These elms are a series of new trees cloned by the University that show promise to be resistant to a deadly disease that has killed thousands of elm trees that traditionally line the boulevards and ...
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New Type of Citrus Tree Could Be Solution To Greening Disease
The approach involves inserting a gene into a citrus tree that produces a protein that can kill baby Asian citrus psyllids, the bugs that transmit the greening disease. That gene normally occurs in a ...
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Dutch elm disease kills 100-year-old tree
Dutch elm disease has claimed the life of a 100-year-old elm tree in the Waikato, despite the tree being vaccinated. The fatal and fast-spreading disease is caused by a species of fungus and ...