By analyzing the genome of hundreds of plants, a team of researchers in California was able to find the exact piece of DNA ...

New Zealand Avocado research manager Phillip West says spring is the time for growers to manage crop load, support ...

Key Points Growing an avocado tree from a pit is an easy and fun way to add a new plant to your collection.Avocado trees are ...

Columnist Joshua Siskin for a reader looking for a “drought-tolerant, relatively quick growing and not too messy” tree to ...

Here’s a little-known fact about that highly expensive condiment you put on your Chipotle burrito: avocado trees are constantly changing their sex. Throughout the day, an avocado tree alternates ...

García slowed his truck as he passed the checkpoint of paramilitaries who now guard his town, calling out the nicknames of several of the masked men toting semi-automatic rifles. They waved him ...

Gardening advice from an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service ...

A deadly tree disease that has swept across Florida is threatening residential yards throughout the Tampa Bay area, putting ...

Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

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It didn’t take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a U.S. security alert that temporarily halted avocado exports. Back on ...

To avoid self-pollination, avocado trees alternate between opening male and female flowers at different times of day. Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others ...