Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) are like the workhorses of the flower world. One of the many benefits of planting marigolds is as an ...

One example of a beneficial pairing is planting black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) alongside citrus trees (Citrus spp.). Doing this can help protect the trees from mealybugs, as the flowers attract ...

The study, published in Nature journal, found that modern citrus trees derive from several natural species found in a region that includes the eastern area of Assam, northern Myanmar, and western ...

A version of this story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Citrus, in many ways, stands alone. So many cultivated species have come from so few primary ancestors.

This is the cornerstone mission of the center. They're trying everything, Kistler said, whether that means cultivating hybrid ...

With abundant harvests of juicy fruit, verdant year-round foliage, and vivid springtime blooms, growing citrus trees is gratifying work. But these trees are finicky about their environmental ...

Ngangbam PunitaCitrus is one of the most commonly consumed fruits in the world with commercial cultivation spanning over hundred Nations. In India, citrus ranks as the third most significant fruit ...

The bacteria is spread by Asian citrus psyllids and causes citrus trees to become unproductive ... which is caused by an invasive species that was brought in probably through the southern ports ...

WASHINGTON— In what will likely be the first major pesticide decision under the Biden Environmental Protection Agency, the agency will consider allowing use of the dangerous, previously cancelled ...

The Center for Biological Diversity claims spraying streptomycin on citrus trees to combat citrus greening disease is “highly ineffective” and argues that its use as a pesticide violates the ...