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Greening disease has devastated the citrus crop in Florida, but University of Florida scientists are using genes from another ...

On this episode of Weekend Gardner with John Dromgoole, learn the best methods to grow citrus fruits in Texas, including fertilizers, containers, soils and tips for which citrus grow best in the Lone ...

As Florida’s citrus season begins, stretching from October through May, orange trees hang heavy with ripe fruit, bursting with vitamin C and antioxidants just as cold and flu season arrives. It’s as ...

He has been growing, harvesting and selling the bright yellow fruit since he was a boy, growing up on his family's citrus ...

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Florida has a way of showing off its citrus, and honestly, it deserves to. Drive a few miles almost anywhere in the state and ...

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