Pioneering research has pinpointed key vacuolar transporters in citrus fruits that regulate taste by balancing citric acid and sugar levels. This discovery illuminates the genetic pathways controlling ...

Florida orange growers are bracing for yet another record-low harvest as climate challenges and diseased trees continue to cripple the once bustling industry. The state is expected to produce 90% ...

Citrus farming around the world delivers an annual 140 million tonnes of oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruits, rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Despite that bounty, there’s a major ...

From sweet mandarins and sour lemons to complex pomelos and tart kumquats, citrus fruits have an agricultural story stretching back thousands of years and are used for much more than just food. Their ...

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 ...

The state’s orange yield has declined by 90% in the last three decades. In the last 10 years, grove land has halved. Oranges high atop a 16 foot citrus tree on The Story Companies 60 acre citrus land ...