Hedge apples: Benefits and uses of the Osage orange
The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but ...
New salicylic acid-based strategy could balance disease resistance with plant growth
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a promising approach to addressing a longstanding challenge for ...
This Is the Gross Truth About the Apples You’re Buying at the Supermarket
If it's any season other than fall, and you're eating an apple that you bought at the grocery store, well... you've been ...
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Trees Have A Microbiome, Too — And Its Just As Crucial
Citrus greening disease is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. There is no known cure for the disease.
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A 20-year quest to bring back Colorado’s rarest apple that was once thought lost
A 20-year quest to rediscover the Colorado Orange apple is seeing the fruits of its labor. But initial taste tests have been ... lackluster.
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HWS students gain hands-on scientific experience at Cornell AgriTech
The partnership between Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Cornell AgriTech provides students with unique opportunities to ...
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Invasive Apple Snail could spread further in Africa, study reveals
New research reveals that the invasive Apple Snail -- which threatens rice crops -- could spread further in Africa. A team of researchers suggest that South West along Tana River, Western Kenya and ...