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Modern Citrus Cultivars Descriptive Database The Modern Citrus Cultivars Descriptive Database (MCCDD) covers mostly recent and privately controlled varieties, many not yet available for planting and evaluation at the Citrus Variety Collection.

by koestoyo University of Florida researchers publish award-winning findings on orange grove design to produce fruit under HLB FORT PIERCE, Fla. The American Society for Horticultural Science will honor University of Florida scientists for new guidelines citrus growers may apply to their operations.

In late February, in an almond orchard in the Sacramento Valley, the fall-planted cover crop mix of grasses, brassicas and legumes had barely produced a green fuzz above the soil surface, and it was unclear when it would bloom.

Sustainable water management is one of the most challenging issues of our time, especially in the arid western U.S.

The CA Avocado Commission contracted with LandIQ to evaluate the extent of avocado plantings in the state. The planted area is down from close to 90,000 acres in 2000 to 51,000.